Police caught spying on Adelaide activists
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AUSTRALIA: Police caught spying on Adelaide activists #osyd #csg #omel #surveillance... http://fb.me/2tJg6tOrJ
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/53258
"During our discussion I began to suspect that this “officer” must be some kind of con artist. He gave me no name, no ID, no explanation of where my information would go or what it would be used for. I was not offered any form of payment, but it was made clear that monitoring law-abiding citizens was in the public good.
I made it very clear that I wasn't interested.
Initially, I treated the entire episode as a joke. I couldn't help but laugh at the officer throughout the conversation. His conduct seemed so unprofessional that it was hard to take it seriously. He had a friendly demeanour, but as the conversation continued I became increasingly concerned. This officer reeled off information about me, as if he had memorised details by rote. He listed public actions I have been involved in over the last six months, and seemed to know my political affiliations.
The fact that activists are likely to be subjected to more of this kind of intrusive monitoring is, however, no laughing matter. Over the last decade the surveillance state has grown significantly, and it's not just activists being targeted. All Australians are slowly losing the right to privacy."
(More at the link.)