Australia allowed the government to tap internet user metadata in 2015, supposedly to root out terrorist threats. Since then, it has been routinely accessed by agencies all over the nation, even by local councils. The message? Government will always abuse private data once it has it in its hands.
December 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Australia allowed the government to tap internet user metadata in 2015, supposedly to root out terrorist threats. Since then, it has been routinely accessed by agencies all over the nation, even by local councils. The message? Government will always abuse private data once it has it in its hands.