Tapping, hacking and leaking

2009-03-27 07:03

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/tapping-hacking-and-leaking-20090326-9ceo.html By Jacob Saulwick Brisbane Times March 26, 2009 THE mission statement says a lot: "Reveal their secrets â¦ Protect our own". And the nature of its work means that when the Defence Signals Directorate - the phone-tapping, computer-hacking arm of Australia's spy and defence forces - makes the news, there is likely to be scandal about. The Herald reported yesterday that a DSD officer allegedly burrowed into Joel Fitzgibbon's office computer system, unearthing bank details of Helen Liu, a businesswoman and family friend of the Fitzgibbons. But it would be highly unusual - and probably illegal - for the DSD to hone its attention on its defence minister. Indeed, the DSD would need Mr Fitzgibbon's permission to tap the phone lines or computers of an Australian citizen or person within the country. [...]

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