New Australian laws designed to crack down on Internet harassment and usage of the medium to advocate violence have been met with a cautious reaction from online civil libertarians.
Vigilante hacking remains illegal under Australian law, although a recent report suggests it may be legal in the United States under that country's nuisance statutes.
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has called information security experts to its own cybercrime conference to help it better investigate electronic offences.
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