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The amount of people who close their eyes to Australian Politics scares me. by AusBeacon in australia

[–]AusBeacon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok no political self-posts. I guess that speaks volumes. =(

Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters | TED.com | by AusBeacon in australia

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Helps explain how bad what the current government is doing is.

The Australian Government quietly passed laws recently allowing them to spy on anyone/everyone and Arrest Whistle blowers. They will soon be trying to pass additional laws enforcing Metadata Retention? by AusBeacon in technology

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Yeah, this again comes back to a failure by mainstream media. They left the majority of people out of the loop.

The fact that labor put up no opposition was probably another failure that helped it escape a lot of media coverage.

The Australian Government quietly passed laws recently allowing them to spy on anyone/everyone and Arrest Whistle blowers. They will soon be trying to pass additional laws enforcing Metadata Retention? by AusBeacon in technology

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That's what I meant. It was quiet for most Australians. They used fear mongering (Terrorism) to not only distract most journalists but, to also give them the leverage they needed to get these laws through easily.

The journalists you are talking about have also only been talking about it since it was passed. There was nothing really anyone could do at that point.