Australian Spy Agency Seeks Permission To Hack Third-Party Computers 210
New submitter LordLucless writes "ASIO, Australia's spy agency, is pushing for the ability to lawfully hijack peoples' computers — even if they are not under suspicion of any crime. They seek the ability to gain access to a third party's computer in order to facilitate gaining access to the real target — essentially using any person's personal computer as a proxy for their hacking attempts. The current legislation prohibits any action by ASIO that, among other things, interferes with a person's legitimate use of their computer. Conceivably, over-turning this restriction would give ASIO the ability to build their own bot-net of compromised machines. Perhaps inevitably, they say these changes are required to help them catch terrorists."
Re:How do we stop them? (Score:5, Funny)
I am an Australian.
Find the nearest Equadorian embassy and request political asylum :-)
Re:What happened to the "free" of the "Free World" (Score:5, Funny)
Pal, Australia. What does the word conjure up? Think. I know you had history classes in school. Australia was a penal colony. Meaning, they were rogues before they ever got to Australia. They are EXPECTED to be rogue! Putting the words "Australia" and "rogue" in the same sentence is redundant and repetitive.
Re:What happened to the "free" of the "Free World" (Score:0, Funny)
No, the word you are thinking of is "alcoholic", not "rogue".
Re:What happened to the "free" of the "Free World" (Score:4, Funny)
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