back to article NSW mulls privacy invasion laws

New South Wales is set to become the first state in Australia to give citizens the right to launch legal action over serious privacy invasions. The state's planned legislation is in response to this report (PDF) from the NSW Upper House Law and Justice Committee. In its media release, the committee says it found “the existing …

  1. dan1980

    Watch this utterly fail to address breaches by police.

    1. Mark 85

      Why would it? And why would any of the 5-eyes activities fall under this? I suspect it's more eyewash for the masses.

  2. Mark 85

    So if someone attacks a company's computers and relieves them of personal data, would this fall under the "recklessly" part?

    1. I. Aproveofitspendingonspecificprojects

      I'd like to go and live in New South Wales.

      Two provisos:

      1. I have nothing to hide.

      2. I wish that I already do live in New South Wales.

      3. If I did already live in New South Wales I'd have bloody site more to hide than I already do.

      It broke my heart that the Socialist Government in my country removed the last traces of human rights protection and put Julian Assange in prison. You expect that in places like third world countries and the USA.

      But here?

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