Australians Should Defy Their Government's Poorly Considered Surveillance State
Australians who want to protect their data from surveillance now need to turn to extra-legal means.
Australians who want to protect their data from surveillance now need to turn to extra-legal means.
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Parliament passes a bill at the last possible moment to give officials the power to weaken encryption.
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Killing Section 230 would only lead web platforms to ban even more speech.
"I had to add a content warning or else."
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That seems like a bit of an overreaction.
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