This bill passed the Senate unamended yesterday. This bill has oversight for some categories by the AAT only. Not good enough.
Narelle On Sun, 22 Aug. 2021, 7:18 pm Kim Holburn, <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.accessnow.org/to-protect-human-rights-identify-and-disrupt-australias-hacking-bill/ > > > > > *What’s wrong with the hacking Bill* > > > > The surveillance overreach is extremely damaging for people’s privacy. > The Identify and Disrupt Bill grants extensive hacking > > powers to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian > Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) through three new > > warrants: a *data disruption warrant*, a *network activity warrant*, and > an *account takeover warrant*. These warrants allow the > > authorities to *“disrupt” – add, copy, delete, or alter – **the data of > suspected**offenders*; *hack into their devices and > > networks* to discern identity; and *covertly take over their accounts > and lock them out*. Civil society has rightly criticised > > < > https://www.zdnet.com/article/australias-new-hacking-powers-considered-too-wide-ranging-and-coercive-by-oaic/>the > hacking Bill > > for being “wide-ranging and coercive”, devoid of safeguards and > detrimental to privacy. > > > > There have been efforts to improve it, but not enough. The Parliamentary > Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) > > < > https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Intelligence_and_Security>in > Australia has recommended > > < > https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/committees/reportjnt/024617/toc_pdf/AdvisoryreportontheSurveillanceLegislationAmendment(IdentifyandDisrupt)Bill2020.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf>33 > > > changes to the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) > Bill 2020 > > < > https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6623>, > subject to which it may > > be passed by the Australian Parliament. The recommendations made by > PJCIS include integrating greater oversight, judicial review, > > consideration of privacy implications, sunset clauses, and assurance > that it will only be used for the most serious offences. We > > welcome the changes PJCIS recommends, but *t**hey are not sufficient to > warrant passage*. In the interest of human rights, > > lawmakers should reject the Bill outright or ensure additional reforms > to protect people from the collective adverse impact of > > Australia’s increasingly disproportionate surveillance laws. > > > > > -- > Kim Holburn > IT Network & Security Consultant > +61 404072753 > mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn > skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
