The Australian Senate approved the expansion of the powers of the security forces, allowing them to take unprecedented measures against suspects, namely: to hack into personal computers and networks, control online accounts and gain access to data.
“With these changes, the Australian Federal Police will have more tools to prosecute drug-dealing organized crime groups that commit the most heinous crimes against children,” said Australian Home Secretary Karen Andrews.
“With these changes, the Australian Federal Police will have more tools to prosecute drug-dealing organized crime groups that commit the most heinous crimes against children,” said Australian Home Secretary Karen Andrews.
“The document will allow intelligence agencies to modify, copy or delete your data with one warrant and collect information about your online activity with another. The security forces will also be able to take over your social networks and other accounts and profiles with a third warrant, ”said Senator and party member Lydia Thorpe.
Earlier, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security of the country recommended limiting the issuance of warrants to crimes against national security (money laundering, hard drugs, cybercrime, arms trafficking, links with criminal communities) and against humanity. However, the revised draft law does not contain the proposed amendments.
Shadow Cabinet Assistant Secretary of State for Immigration Andrew Giles said the government was "misrepresenting the breadth of the new powers":
“Obviously, it is much easier to justify the introduction of such powers by focusing on the most serious types of crime. No one would argue with them about crimes such as child abuse and exploitation and terrorism. But it is necessary to more clearly justify the introduction of emergency powers, taking into account how they can be applied in practice."
