Australia to allow Facebook photos to be used in national surveillance database – report

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Australia to allow Facebook photos to be used in national surveillance database – report | 22 Oct 2015 | Photos from social media websites like Facebook could be used in an Australian counter-terrorism database. Critics are concerned about the system's lack of “transparency,” but the new legislation can come into effect without being passed by parliament. Senior officials from the attorney general's office confirmed late on Tuesday that photos from social media could be used in the system, which is known as “the capability,” the Guardian reports.

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