Legislation to boost NSW Police covert searching and computer hacking powers looks set to go ahead after facing almost no opposition in the lower house of the NSW Parliament earlier this week.
The New South Wales Police chief information officer says open-source systems deployed by the state's police force are just as reliable as proprietary systems.
Technology may soon speed up the legal system, with the development of new digital evidence-sharing designed for use in courts currently being tested in the Snowtown murder trial.
"Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology.
Armed with forensic skills, nerves of steel and lots of patience, digital sleuths are commanding top dollar to sift bits of evidence after hack attacks.
The seemingly steeped-in-tradition Federal Court surprised a few observers last week when it coolly accepted Twitter's presence in its rooms. But its broader approach to technology is nothing short of ambiguous.
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