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Police operations online sometimes have shaky legal grounds. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS

September 6, 2017

Poisoned water holes: the legal dangers of dark web policing

Ian Warren, Deakin University; Adam Molnar, Deakin University, and Monique Mann, Queensland University of Technology

Without proper checks, police could have significantly expanded scope to search homes and computers around the world.

Australian government agencies are employing the services of spyware company Cellebrite. REUTERS/Issei Kato

July 21, 2017

Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking

Monique Mann, Queensland University of Technology; Adam Molnar, Deakin University, and Ian Warren, Deakin University

The Australian government is using spyware. Is that legal?

Images of your face can be checked against images held on government databases. Flickr/StephenMitchell

September 14, 2015

Your face is part of Australia’s ‘national security weapon’: should you be concerned?

Adam Molnar, Deakin University

Should Australia’s law enforcement agencies be allowed to use images supplied for driving licenses, passports and other identification documents as part of a facial recognition search for criminals?

Journalists tackle the Prime minister Tony Abbott at a typical media conference at Parliament House in Canberra. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

March 19, 2015

Data retention plan amended for journalists, but is it enough?

Angela Daly, Swinburne University of Technology and Adam Molnar, Deakin University

The Abbott government’s efforts to amend its data retention bill amid concerns about journalists protecting their sources is still a worry. And others should be concerned too, including MP.

Is mass data retention the way to go or should authorities be forced to come back with a warrant to find what they want? Flickr/Rosalyn Davis

March 5, 2015

What ‘safeguards’ are in Australia’s data retention plans?

Adam Molnar, Deakin University and Angela Daly, Swinburne University of Technology

As the Australian government pushes on with its data retention bill there are still questions about what safeguards and protections are in place, and a look at similar moves that have failed overseas.

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