Sydney, Australia

27 Jan 1999

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PCs could become 'police spy stations' under proposals put to the federal government. According to the Australian, the government is being urged to allow police to hack computers, and then transmit information to government agencies. Civil liberties groups protest that this would be an abuse of police wiretapping powers.

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