Return of the Living Dead

More on the Government tapping my phone.

"The issuing authority, that is the judge, has to be satisfied in relation to a number of other matters, that is that the privacy of a person won't be unduly interfered with," Mr Ruddock said.

"He has to take into account that the gravity of the seriousness of the offences being investigated, how much information will be likely to assist in the investigation by the agency, to what extent alternative methods of investigating it have been used and how much use of such methods would be likely to assist the investigation by the agency of the offence, and how much the uses of the methods would be likely to prejudice an investigation by the agency of an offence."

"So you can see these are very significant tests that have to be satisfied."

What seems to be missing is any test about whether they're tapping the phone of the wrong person.

Also, what about the government's ability to re-use the information gathered for things not related to an offense carrying a minimum term of seven years?

Now, you might think I'm paranoid; but, these people have done nothing to make me trust their competence, let alone earn my trust. The Zombie used to run Immigration. You can't tell me that there's no chance of mistaken identity.

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