The major political parties have recently given federal police agencies extraordinary new surveillance powers. They can spy on suspects and take over online accounts.
The Coalition and Labor have combined to pass The Identify and Disrupt Bill in the Federal Parliament. This has led to privacy concerns among civil liberties and rights groups.
In this interview, with Lucie Krahulcova, Executive Director of Digital Rights Watch, we learn how these new powers will work and the privacy concerns they have created.
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