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I had hoped for no bias in my comment - just to increase awareness. The changes in related laws in Australia are unprecedented [1] and are passing as we speak
by sasas 12y ago
I had hoped for no bias in my comment - just to increase awareness.
The changes in related laws in Australia are unprecedented [1] and are passing as we speak [2][3]
The comments on their own privacy page is about to become outdated or misleading -
Australia has strong privacy laws in relation to email, specified in the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. [4]
As an EU citizen you are offered more protection then many other regions of the world, at least from a regulatory perspective -
Under EU law, personal data can only be gathered legally under strict conditions, for a legitimate purpose. Furthermore, persons or organisations which collect and manage your personal information must protect it from misuse and must respect certain rights of the data owners which are guaranteed by EU law. [5]
Please watch the youtube like referenced below to get a feeling of the insanity -
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srk9c4rOgZ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srk9c4rOgZ4
[2] http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/australias-expanded-anti-terror-laws/story-fn3dxiwe-1227076460793?nk=5d5974c612ee016e329ea9417fea665e http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/australias-...
[3] http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/antiterror-laws-rob-australians-of-freedoms-isis-hate-security-expert-says/story-fnjwmwrh-1227073688494 http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/antiterror-laws-rob...
[4] https://www.fastmail.com/help/legal/privacy.html https://www.fastmail.com/help/legal/privacy.html
[5] http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/ http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/