The Green party recently sounded the alarm over an erosion of Internet rights in Australia. The erosion is largely thanks to a body of legislation the government has pushed, is pushing or is amending for that mostly targets the Australian citizens privacy. In the midst of the latest movements on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), there have been other developments that happened including what’s been going on in Australia. One of those stories that have been happening is the Australian Green Party sounding the alarm about an erosion of Internet rights through various pieces of government legislation. Delimiter reports : With reference to these legal codes in Australia, Ludlam said the “one-way militarisation of the Internet” was currently “steadily eroding some of the very freedoms that our security agencies were intended to protect”. He added: “From straightforward privacy concerns to wider questions of genuine security and the integrity of a medium that holds so much promise, a healthy balance can only be struck with concerted citizen action.” The Greens Senator highlighted a number of examples of such erosion in Australia, such as: – Regular modifications to the Telecommunications Interception and Access (TIA) Act – The introduction of the Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 – The introduction of the Cybercrime Bill 2011 – The introduction of data retention initiatives – The publication of the ‘Cyber White Paper’, due at the end of June 2012 – New cyber-agreement with the US A lot of what is discussed revolves around government surveillance, wiretapping and privacy. The thing I find about privacy in an online environment is that many so often dismiss it as a topic of minor importance

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Green Party Warns of Erosion of Internet Rights in Australia