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posted by janrinok on Monday September 26 2016, @12:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the reading-between-the-lines dept.

Australian authorities say they can detect dark net transactions.

We know this because the nation's Border Force (ABF), the black-shirt wearing guardians of Australia's frontiers, says as much in its takedown notice of a "31-year-old man from Port Neill" in the State of South Australia. Said man fell foul of a joint ABF and South Australia Police (SAPOL) operation that "linked him to the importation and distribution of numerous border controlled drugs via the dark net."

"We are well aware of these websites and take any attempts to import illegal border controlled drugs very seriously," said Craig Palmer, the ABF's acting commander for immigration and customs enforcement. "

[...] The ABF hasn't previously publicised arrests made as a result of dark net activities, but early in 2016 advertised for workers with information security skills. Perhaps those hires' feet are well and truly under the desk? ®


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday September 26 2016, @03:00PM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday September 26 2016, @03:00PM (#406664) Journal

    By maintaining the silent treatment, I'm including all of the time you are in cuffs until you are released, and obviously the basic "I do not consent to a search" and "am I free to go?" don't count.

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