WA Police(西澳警察局)正在扩充其自动化无人机机队,无人机从珀斯起飞,数秒内即可抵达紧急事件现场。警方表示,无人机是为响应紧急呼叫而部署,而非用于巡逻。公民自由倡导者警告称,这一推广速度可能超过保护个人隐私的法律的制定速度。类似试点目前正在新南威尔士州(新州)的偏远地区进行,倡导者质疑其尚未公布结果。批评人士表示,对于警方如何使用无人机影像,目前没有明确的法律保护;民用航空安全局(Civil Aviation Safety Authority)仅负责航空安全监管。
Outdated technology and weak digital safety skills are the biggest threats to national cybersecurity, according to the latest Cyber Threat Report from the Australian Signals Directorate. The public sector recorded nearly half of the 1500 incidents reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in the past financial year. Director-general Abigail Bradshaw warned that service outages will likely become normal and urged companies to put security ahead of access. Medium-sized businesses reported a 45 per cent rise in cybercrime losses, with an average cost of $141,300.