Does the Australian government screen my text messages/sms and calls?

[tripp]

It is not legal, they do not do it, they could not afford the technical resources needed even if they wanted to do so.

[calvert]

Well if you really want out find which government agency's in which country are screening the internet, just type in something about how to build a dirty something that goes boom into any of your search engines.

[merla15]

Well if you really want out find which government agency's in which country are screening the internet, just type in something about how to build a dirty something that goes boom into any of your search engines.

Your point of contact would be...the internet. I would look for the Australian equivalent of the American Civil Liberties Union, or even a website that provides legal information and rights. If they do legally monitor it, then I'm assuming that a law was passed at some point.

In the U.S, the Government can now bug our phones and monitor them because of the post-9/11 Patriot Act, which gives more power to law enforcement in order to apprehend terrorists. But only on 'reasonable suspicion'. And i quote that because it is one of the vaguest standards I have had to deal with.