Britain risks being hauled in front of the European Court of Human Rights if recommendations to give law enforcement agencies access to all communications go ahead, according to human rights organization, Liberty.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday finalised the restructuring of its high tech crimes division, with the announcement that the force's final two independent technical units have been amalgamated with High Tech Crimes Operations.
A single law against hacking and spamming could stop the UK looking like a soft touch, according to the Communications Management Association.
A committee on crimes for the Council of Europe has signed off on the final draft of a broad treaty that aims to help countries fight cybercrime, but which critics say sacrifices privacy protections.
Australian company directors and officers are being warned of the damaging impact cybercrime can have if they don't address risks effectively.
Australian company directors and officers are being warned of the damaging impact cybercrime can have if they don't address risks effectively.
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Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.
The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.
Sydney has been the host city for recent discussions between the OECD expert group on global information security, Australia's Internet Industry Association and the US Internet Industry Association on how the new security environment will impact the Internet in Australia, and how our information infrastructure can be made more secure from terrorist attacks.
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