Freedom’s Faustian bargain

Dec 2 2019 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Let the Deep State take our souls. Only make us secure!

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in National Security
Tagged Andrew Cooper, Annika Smethurst, ASD, Edward Snowden, Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, NSA, Tony Abbott

Surveillance State chameleons

Nov 27 2018 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

To protect ourselves we’ve created a monster.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Australia, National Security
Tagged Amazon, Assistance and Access Bill 2018, Cybersecurity, Google, Intelligence, NSA, PRISM, Security

Chinese eyes, Five Eyes

Oct 4 2018 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Illustration: Getty Images

“Social credit” surveillance is not just China’s future. It could be ours.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Business, Coporatism, National Security
Tagged China, Five Eyes, Patrick J Deneen, Social Credit, Surveillance, Why Liberalism Failed

No way, Huawei!

Jul 4 2018 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

But not the only threat to our national interests.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Defence, National Security
Tagged Five Eyes, Greenwald, Huawei, NSA, Snowden, Surveillance

Make it so

Feb 20 2015 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Nothing unjust about depriving a jihadist of his passport.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in National Security
Tagged Andrew Nikolic, Caliphate, IS, Islamic jihadists, Passports, Tony Abbott