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    The Department of Human Services has denied the Federal Labor government is investigating the introduction of a nationwide ID card scheme similar to the previous government's Access Card.

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    Civil rights group Electronic Frontiers Australia has claimed the legislation introduced by the Australian Parliament to fight spam will give investigators excessive search and seizure powers.

  • NSW students, teachers, face e-mail scrutiny

    An online civil liberties organisation has raised serious concerns about the implementation of an e-mail monitoring policy for NSW education institutions, while a teachers' body has issued a guarded response.

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