# Australia ### Sweeping [[Mass Surveillance]] bill passed in less than 24 hours this is not good - Australian police can now hack your device, collect or delete your data, take over your social media accounts - all without a judge's warrant after bill rushed though Parliament in 24 hours. ![[20210901_070757.jpg]] https://twitter.com/SolBrah/status/1432831469978677248?s=19 https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/australia-surveillance-bill/ ### Australia's [[COVID]] surveillance app "People in South Australia will be forced to download an app that combines facial recognition and geolocation. The state will text them at random times, and thereafter they will have 15 minutes to take a picture of their face in the location where they are supposed to be. https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/1433452485067292672?s=19 Should they fail, the local police department will be sent to follow up in person." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/pandemic-australia-still-liberal-democracy/619940/