Data disruption warrant
Data disruption warrants are a type of search warrants under Identify and Disrupt Bill in Australia.[1] Those warrants enable the data of a particular person to be altered or erased. [2] A related warrant type, network activity warrants, enable similar powers against organisations.
The secondary regulation for those warrants are still being worked on by the Australian Federal Police and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. [3]
Prerequisites[edit]
This warrant is issued for an offence or a likely offence involving data held on a computer, and disrupting the data is likely to substantially assist in frustrating the commission of an offence, carrying a term of imprisonment of 3 years or more. This warrant can be issued by any Australian magistrate.[4]
Oversight[edit]
This warrant is overseen by Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Controversy[edit]
This warrant type, and Identify and Disrupt Bill in general, has faced serious backlash from multiple outlets.
The Conversation mentions personal data can be modified at will using those warrants.[5] DRW reports those warrants will allow the government to impersonate any Australian at will.[6] The Economic Times considers this a dystopian law, and emphasises the lack of adequate balances. [7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2021". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Police get online account takeover, data disruption powers". iTnews. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ↑ Kwan, Campbell. "AFP is looking to be 'more aggressive' with new cyber offensive arm". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ↑ "Data disruption warrants". www.homeaffairs.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ↑ Kang, James Jin; Abu-Khalaf, Jumana. "Facebook or Twitter posts can now be quietly modified by the government under new surveillance laws". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ↑ "Australia's new mass surveillance mandate". Digital Rights Watch. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ↑ "Control, Alter, Delete: The dystopian new 'hacking law'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
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