The report will set out methods that any internet user can adopt
to bypass what the group see as privacy threats posed by the
government surveillance powers granted in the Bill.
Many critics of the Bill argue that it gives law enforcement
agencies too many powers that infringe on the privacy rights of
individuals. They have attacked the provisions that enable police
to demand the keys essential for decoding encrypted data and
decrypted versions of information.
The report aims to illustrate that the Bill will be an
ineffective tool against criminals. It will explain simple ways to
circumvent the police monitoring powers by using encryption, secure
internet protocols, anonymous services and information hiding
techniques. It also hopes to raise awareness of the imbalance
between what the Bill will be able to achieve and the potential it
has for harming individual privacy.
