One would think ASIO had better training from the US and UK about running agents?
More at www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2013/s3688787.htm
Feb 192013
Dec 162012
Via: www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/tweeters-could-be-military-targets-20121213-2bcjq.html
Could using social media or blog comments about any military operation make you a legal military target?
The Geneva Convention protecting civilians could be removed if a power feels uploading, downloading or sharing is part of the fight. How long before “knowingly providing material support or resources to an entity that has been designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.” becomes just “providing material support or resources to an entity that has been designated”"
Oct 252012
Via: www.zdnet.com/australian-police-want-telco-customer-data-retained-forever-7000004811/
2 years? 5 years? – try forever. Dont worry its not the content, just ip’s…
Sep 042012
Via: www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-03/revealed-us-flew-drone-missions-from-australia/4236306
“demanded they not publish material revealing the presence of the Global Hawks”
Hard to hide a drone the size of a 737 airliner if it gets some support for local air traffic control …… and so far south as a “a forward operation location”?
Note the use of civilian ground crews vs the need for a US camp?
Sep 042012
Via: www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2012/09/the-assange-case/
A long list of whistleblowers, the honey traps and other methods used on them.
Aug 302012
www.computerworld.com.au/article/434911/data_retention_could_cost_over_500m_comms_alliance_amta/
Expensive
delimiter.com.au/2012/08/29/insufficient-evidence-telcos-pan-surveillance-reforms/
Do we need it?
www.itnews.com.au/News/313178,public-opposes-federal-data-retention-proposal.aspx
Not happy about it
www.computerworld.com.au/article/434909/proposed_data_retention_laws_likened_police_state_bendall_/
Fun for friends of friends of friends and the one legal note to watch them all?
If everybody knows they are been watched on Web 2.0, they will move to other forms of communications.
All the logs become junk.
Jul 172012
Via: www.itnews.com.au/News/308706,submarine-cable-operators-face-us-levy.aspx
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering an expansion to the Universal Service Fund. Submarine cable operators with landings in the United States could face a 15.7 percent levy on quarterly revenues. Some history on US telco rates can be found at: http://www.commsday.com/commsday/2012/comment-bad-timing-proposed-undersea-cable-tax/“
Jul 122012
The Attorney-General’s Department is looking into 40 proposals surrounding telco data retention in Australia.
Will the intelligence community get 2 years of logs to sort from every Australian isp?
Jun 122012
Via: www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-08/australias-drone-war-in-afghanistan/4058058
Australia is just buying hours on expensive drones from a Canadian company that offers the Heron from the Israeli government.
The cost for Australia’s addiction to drones? $550 million
The good news? They land themselves and only offer indirect fire support – keeping Australia safe from any tricky legal ‘targeted assassination” questions via their rented remotely piloted aircraft.
Other interesting notes. ASIS has not killed since the 80s and 90s? No more complex paramilitary activity?
Wonder what they where doing in the late 1970′s then 
Total cost? $550 million.
Why is anyone still using hand-held digital radios?
Jun 052012
Via: www.theage.com.au/victoria/desal-firm-sorry-over-secret-files-20120604-1zs99.html
Data was stored in the Netherlands, ranged from wages, addresses, driver’s licence numbers, mobile phone numbers (and family/emergency contacts), tax file numbers, superannuation account numbers physical injuries, medical assessments and bank account details.