Power to tackle cybercrime


To better tackle cybercrime like scams and the dissemination of voyeuristic images, the government may soon be given powers to remove online content, like apps, that is criminal in nature.

Yesterday, the Online Criminal Harms Bill was tabled in Parliament.

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