What data retention is, and why it’s bad

"With the Australian government “actively considering” data retention, and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation chief David Irvine telling a Senate committee that it is crucial to intelligence-gathering and that Australians have nothing to fear from it, it’s time for a clarifier on exactly what data retention is and the concerns it raises."



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How reactive law-making will limit the accountability of ASIO | Inside Story

"The Coalition’s new security legislation shows that it hasn’t learnt the lessons of twelve years of terrorism law-making"



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ASIO set to watch Australian jihadists fighting abroad | SBS News

"The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is set to gain extra power to gather intelligence on Australians jihadists overseas."



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Spying spies face tougher penalties - The West Australian

"Australian spies who steal documents will face jail even if those documents are not disclosed to anyone else."



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British spies boast ability to intercept Skype calls - Security - News - iTnews.com.au

"British intelligence agency, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), appears to be able to intercept most functions of Microsoft's Skype voice and messaging application, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden."



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Samsung Galaxy S5 approved for partial Australian government use | ZDNet

"Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5 has been approved for use within the Australian government on an unclassified basis."



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MP warns of Bali bombing scale terrorist attack in Australia | Mail Online

Senior Labor MP Anthony Byrne has warned that Australia faces the prospect of a terrorist attack similar in scale to the Bali bombings, and has pleaded with the government to be more proactive in the face of such a threat."



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Aussie ISPs Not Required To Retain Your Data (Yet) | Gizmodo Australia

 "The National Security Agency isn’t the most popular government organisation in the US (and indeed the world) right now, thanks to its rather troubling obsession with collecting all of the things. "



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"at this stage, the primary qualifications British agents salary between 43,600 to 72,400 U.S. dollars.Australian wages are generally lower than the UK, but there's a warm climate and quality of life every year attracts many Britons to settle."



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Australian Intelligence Community Boosting Its Funding to Counter Growing Middle East Threats - Matthew Aid

"Intelligence agencies in Australia will receive an unexpected funding boost to counter what they see as a growing risk of terrorist attacks emanating from the Middle East."



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Samsung's Galaxy S5 gets nod from Canberra - Mobility - News - CRN Australia

"Samsung's flagship Galaxy S5 phone has earned a key security certification from the Australian Government."



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Australia to house new spy base for military comms - Networking - Security - News - iTnews.com.au

"The Australian and US Governments will build a spy base in Western Australia to facilitate real-time communications between the military operations of both countries."



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Down Under data dump: Australian police track mobile phones the NSA way — RT News

 "Australian law-enforcement has been exposed scooping metadata from thousands of mobile phones of ordinary citizens, using the same kind of equipment and methods previously attributed to US police and intelligence agencies, like the NSA and FBI."



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Minimising the Threat from Java-based Intrusions: ASD Australian Signals Directorate

"Java applications are used widely to perform necessary business functions. Like most available software, there have been security vulnerabilities found in Java. "



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Tougher terror laws on way | The Australian

"AUSTRALIAN police could be given the power to independently collect evidence and conduct surveillance operations in war zones such as Syria and Iraq as part of the biggest overhaul of national security laws in a decade."



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Sydney sheikh Zouheir Issa accused of funding Australian jihadist leading militia in Syria conflict - Yahoo!7

"A Sydney sheikh has been accused of funding a central figure in the Syrian conflict, an Australian-Lebanese dual national with ties to Al Qaeda and who runs a well-armed militia in northern Lebanon."



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DFAT upgrades ageing web server for passports system - Security - News - iTnews.com.au

 "Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has upgraded end-of-life infrastructure supporting the nation’s Passports website in response to scrutiny of the agency's exposure to IT security risks."



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Cyber defence - a little goes a long way - WhaTech

"The bad news from Australia’s top cyber security body, the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), is that cyber attacks on Australian computer systems are on the increase: cyber security incidents observed by DSD in 2013 were up 21 percent on 2012."



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