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  • Government yields on device spying bill

    The Federal Government has abandoned plans to grant law enforcement agencies unfettered freedom to intercept communications from multiple devices that are not listed in a warrant, yielding to pressure exerted by the privacy lobby.

  • Labor lips sealed on Access Card future

    Despite having taken a non-committal stance on the Access Card during the election campaign, privacy advocates are hopeful that Labor will scrap the project now that it has entered government.

  • Access Card killed off by election?

    The upcoming election could prove a fatal blow to the government's Access Card plans, with privacy advocates encouraging a voter rebellion on the issue and Labor promising to drop the project if elected to government.

  • Access card to go ahead despite backlash: Govt

    Opposition parties and privacy groups are warning that Australians may still be forced to carry the government's controversial Access Card should the Liberal Party win the upcoming federal election.

  • Next G will not affect deaf users: Telstra

    Telstra has denied that its decision to close down its CDMA network will affect the deaf and hard of hearing communities.

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