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Who leaked the idea of ASD spying on Australians, and why?

Posted on April 30, 2018 by pogowasright.org

Stilgherrian reports:

“Secret plan to spy on Aussies,” The Sunday Telegraph headlined the story. “Two powerful government agencies are discussing radical new espionage powers that would see Australia’s cyber spy agency monitor Australian citizens for the first time.”

It was a “power grab” detailed in “top secret letters” proposing that the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) be able to use its cyber offensive capabilities domestically.

Read more on ZDNet.

Category: Non-U.S.Surveillance

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