{"id":13460,"date":"2014-09-26T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T20:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=13460"},"modified":"2014-09-26T15:48:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T20:48:57","slug":"slate-australia-on-the-verge-of-permitting-alarmingly-broad-internet-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=13460","title":{"rendered":"Slate: Australia on the Verge of Permitting Alarmingly Broad Internet Surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slate: Australia on the Verge of Permitting Alarmingly Broad Internet Surveillance<\/a> by Emily Tamkin:<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Australian Senate passed a bill that would increase the powers of domestic spy agency ASIO, giving it the ability to monitor all of the Australian Internet with a single warrant. It could also send anyone who \u201crecklessly\u201d discloses information that \u201crelates to a special intelligence operation\u201d to jail for up to 10 years. (Any operation can be considered special.) The bill is expected to pass the House, where it will be up for a vote on Tuesday at the earliest.<\/p>\n

The bill has been met with harsh criticism from many, including attorneys and academics. But the government is presenting it as a shift toward security. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned citizens that \u201cfor some time to come, the delicate balance between freedom and security may have to shift. There may be more restrictions on some, so that there can be more protection for others.\u201d The legislation comes in response to recent terror threats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See too: NYTimes: Opinion: A Bad Antiterrorism Bill<\/a> (France):<\/p>\n

The French Parliament overwhelmingly approved a sweeping new antiterrorism bill last week that raises serious questions about balancing civil liberties against the need to stop the flow of citizens to the jihadist fight being waged in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State. The bill was presented to Parliament last Monday, and there was no opportunity for lawmakers to fully debate the provisions, which alarm civil liberties groups and legal authorities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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