Yes but this goes even beyond just spying and gives them the ability to offensively hack citizens PCs.
From the other link I posted:
"ASD has legal and policy coverage to do offensive cyber operations against selected foreign targets. But this is not intelligence – it goes well beyond gathering information and into the realm of actively disrupting people or organisations overseas by damaging their data and computers. But doing this in Australia is an entirely different matter.
It was disturbing to hear Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton say last year this will be done with the necessary warrants. There are no warrants for computer or data disruption in Australia – it is just plain illegal. Warrants under the Telecommunications Interception and Access Act approved by a judge or the Attorney General only permit interception and access for the purpose of gathering information/intelligence. There is no equivalent law for computer disruption,except for the law that says it is illegal – no exceptions. So we are talking here about a whole new legal framework."
That's the former head of the ASD warning everyone.
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 22.9 ms ] threadUnless, you'd like to bypass the judicial / the rule of law. Then you do as they propose.
"I'll spy on your people, you will spy on my people."
From the other link I posted:
"ASD has legal and policy coverage to do offensive cyber operations against selected foreign targets. But this is not intelligence – it goes well beyond gathering information and into the realm of actively disrupting people or organisations overseas by damaging their data and computers. But doing this in Australia is an entirely different matter.
It was disturbing to hear Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton say last year this will be done with the necessary warrants. There are no warrants for computer or data disruption in Australia – it is just plain illegal. Warrants under the Telecommunications Interception and Access Act approved by a judge or the Attorney General only permit interception and access for the purpose of gathering information/intelligence. There is no equivalent law for computer disruption,except for the law that says it is illegal – no exceptions. So we are talking here about a whole new legal framework."
That's the former head of the ASD warning everyone.