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The law seems to permit them to target people outside Australia suspected of violating foreign laws, possibly at the request of a foreign government. So the US,
by incompatible 8y ago
The law seems to permit them to target people outside Australia suspected of violating foreign laws, possibly at the request of a foreign government. So the US, for example, could ask Australia to use its new powers to force a Chinese manufacturer to help bug a US resident, if I'm interpreting it right.
- brokenmachine 8y agoThis is exactly what these laws are really about. They are so the US and other 5 eyes members can spy on their own citizens in ways that are illegal under their own laws. These laws are terrifying for everyone, not only Australians.