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Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin has admitted that one of the force's investigators accessed a journalist's telecommunications metadata without a warrant, thereby breaching the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. That Act was amended to add mandatory metadata collection provisions in …

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  1. Phil Kingston

    #WeToldYouSo #TipOfTheIceberg

    Still, it's to stop terrorism, so mustn't dare question it.

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    1. czthomas
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      It's also going to lead to a good few arrests following the computer seizures detailed here:

      http://www.smh.com.au/world/queensland-man-arrested-after-massive-child-porn-seizure-in-philippines-raid-20170514-gw4d2w.html

      As for the "journalist" (whatever that is) whose telecomms data was accessed by police - I do hope the cops manage to successfully investigate the bent cop that was passing confidential police database records to that journalist.

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  2. frank ly

    Smoke and mirrors

    “If anything the public should have confidence we have found this breach, ..."

    I wonder if they did this deliberately to show how honest they are.

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    1. Mark 65
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      Re: Smoke and mirrors

      Yep, report a minor indiscretion in order that the big stuff can carry on happening. Self-reporting, ffs, that is like any form of self-regulation - abused by all and respected by none.

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  3. Olivier2553

    How the carrier should know

    what number belongs to a journalist and should need a warrant or not?

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    1. Oengus
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      Re: How the carrier should know

      What do I have to do to "register" myself as a journo? I think that everyone in Australia should register themselves as a journo...

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    2. Winkypop Silver badge
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      Coat

      Re: How the carrier should know

      The Feds cross check alcohol, cigarette, notepad and take-away meal sales meta data....

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  4. JJKing
    Paris Hilton

    Law breaking mongrels.

    AFP makes the Keystone Cops look competent. At least the Keystone Cops had integrity.

    Paris too is crying over the spying laws we have been subjected to

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Law breaking mongrels.

      ...and people liked the Keystone cops.

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