[AusNOG] Confirmation of govt blackholing. Was: Re: Understanding lack of Aus connectivity to melbournefreeuniversity.org.

[Narelle]

Hear hear!

This is exactly the sort of behaviour that leads to low level officials
from local government, pet protection agencies and others getting all sorts
of data about citizens without court orders, or even minimal review. This
was what went into the record at the recent hearings of the Joint Committee
on Intelligence and Security.

And these laws were not enacted under Sen Conroy's watch, but have been in
the Telecommunications Act, The Telecommunications Inteception and Access
Act and others FOR QUITE SOME TIME! It has just taken until now for us to
notice even broader powers being asserted.

Remember: Coonan, Alston, Lee, Collins... these are all post 1992...
Howard, Keating, Hawke governments.


On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Christopher Pollock <
chris at ionetworks.com.au> wrote:

> That's the thing though - it does actually need to be enforced by the
> legal system.  Don't just do something because you got a letter or a phone
> call from something that sounds vaguely official from some government
> department.  Get legal advice.  Stay informed.  The legal system works on
> the fact that people are deprived on information; don't be one of them.
>
> "Come back when you have a court order."
>
> It is, and always has been, the correct response.  Don't do anything just
> because *someone* says you have to.  And if you are in a position where
> your employers tell you to do something that you reasonably believe you
> aren't legally obligated to do, you need to object.  They hire you for your
> skills, expertise and wisdom; implore them to listen to those things.
>




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Narelle
narellec at gmail.com
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