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Has Facebook killed the undercover cop?

Face-recognition technology and the near-universal adoption of social networking tools by teenagers could have already made future covert police and intelligence operations difficult, if not impossible, according former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Keelty.
Watchdogs welcome Australia's right-to-privacy move

The Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) and Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) have welcomed the government's announcement of a public consultation into introducing a statutory right to privacy.
AFP to overhaul antivirus, anti-malware security

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is to overhaul its data and systems security shortly, with the deployment of new organisation-wide antivirus and anti-malware suites.
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Data retention fine as it is: AFP

The Federal Attorney-General department’s proposed data retention regime would bolster evidence used to combat cybercrime, but would not add significant information that isn’t currently accessible.
AFP, Abacus offer up Christmas online safety tips

The Australian Federal Police (AFP), in conjunction with mutual banking sector industry body Abacus, have outlined their top tips for safe online shopping this Christmas.

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New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust

Cyber criminals have changed tack in their ongoing scam campaign against banks, moving to the use of government agencies to gain the trust of unsuspecting email recipients.
AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate.

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