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    Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has listed use of ISPs as the government's censors as one of the top concerns in the Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill.

  • Civil liberties group lashes e-mail, SMS intercept law

    Civil liberties group Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has expressed concern over the erosion of individual privacy if the Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill makes it into law.

  • Will NSW opt for Net censorship?

    Is NSW heading for a brave new world of Internet censorship where, by protecting some, we effectively block access to all?

  • Survey: email snoops infringe on privacy

    Private electronic mail should be untouchable by Australian law enforcement agencies that go snooping around individuals' inboxes searching for signs of criminal activity, according to a ZDNet reader survey.

  • New Australian Net censorship laws condemned

    New Internet censorship laws introduced to NSW Parliament will criminalise Internet material unsuitable for children, effectively banning adult discussion of social and political topics, according to staunch civil liberties supporters.

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  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

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