On 14 May, the Australian parliament passed legislation setting out the framework for the collection and use of data from the COVIDSafe contact-tracing app. The law amended the Privacy Act 1988 ‘to support the COVIDSafe …
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The UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Sport and Media Committee recently published its interim report on its inquiry into disinformation and ‘fake news’. The report makes a lot of good recommendations, but one in …
Last Friday, the Turnbull government announced that it’s planning to introduce new laws that will compel international technology companies to cooperate with intelligence agencies. But the legislation will be no panacea. Although it demonstrates a …
The beat LAPD seeks transparency in releasing arrest footage The Los Angeles Police Department has voluntarily released body-camera video showing the arrest of a suspect who later died in custody. Still haunted by footage of …
Telegram is an encrypted internet messaging app developed in Russia to avoid censorship by the Putin regime. It’s so effective that it’s proving problematic for law enforcement and counterterrorism agencies around the world, including in …
Sea state The Israeli and French navies teamed up to conduct the first joint drills between the two countries in 55 years. INS Eilat Sa’ar and INS Kidon Sa’ar docked in the port of Toulon …
The beat Assassinations and arrests in the Philippines Two Philippine mayors, Ferdinand Bote and Antonio Halili, were assassinated by snipers during separate incidents in just two days. Halili, who gained notoriety for parading drug suspects …
What will these five countries bring to the table? South Africa, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, Belgium and Germany will be non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2019–20, after receiving the required majority of …
Sea state The Royal Navy’s HMS Montrose shadowed two Russian warships as they traversed the English Channel. The frigate tailed the two Steregushi-class corvettes as they progressed off the Danish and Dutch coasts before slowly …
The beat At what point does law enforcement breach privacy? The Carpenter case in the US Supreme Court has reignited debate about to what extent law enforcement agencies should have access to information on mobile …
Sea state The German Navy frigate FGS Sashen has been damaged in a failed missile launch. During drills off the Norwegian coast, a missile didn’t emerge from the cell in front of the bridge and …
Q: How many of our politicians have you taken over [to Huawei’s Shenzhen headquarters]? Huawei Australia chairman John Lord: I personally have taken about a dozen over the last seven years. Q: And it’s all …