https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/23/george-brandis-asio-and-the-battle-to-control-australias-telecommunications
> A bill before the parliamentary intelligence committee would allow for the > shutting down of services deemed prejudicial to security > Over the past two years, a battle has been quietly waging that will have > profound consequences for the future of the internet in Australia. > > If the battle is won by the government, it would see the attorney general, > George Brandis, and the head of the Australian Security Intelligence > Organisation have a vice-like grip over Australia’s telecommunications > industry. Their powers would extend to being able to shut down services that > are deemed prejudicial to security and potentially have an impact on on > services such as Facebook or Twitter. > > The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Bill 2016, which follows on from > the data retention requirements introduced in 2015 is now before the > parliamentary intelligence committee, which will hold what are likely to be > the final hearings on Thursday. -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
