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Adam Bennett had a voice on the internet which deserved to be heard. That voice has now been shut down. Using his online radio show, Lorax Live', as a platform to spread the messages of his various guests, he tried to raise awareness for causes such as freedom of speech, freedom on the internet, and reached out to those who are opposed to the machinations of the state which aim to take away the privacy and freedoms of opinion and expression we should have.
It's this voice that drew the attention of the Australian
Federal Police in May 2014, and led to his arrest for supposed
participation in hactivism. Since then, he has been awaiting
prosecution for a variety of charges, which constantly change as
Government prosecutors are unable to pin them down. One data breach
leading to Bennett's arrest involved a target of Australia's
controversial data retention law, which requires ISPs to hold onto
subscriber's internet activity (including social network use and
emails) for two years and grant extensive access to a variety of
governement agencies. Even more irritating is the fact that the
prosecution apparently hopes to add Bennett's vulnerability testing of
his own employer to list of charges.
Adam has always been a strong advocate for helping others and
was heavily involved in charity work within the local community. Until
bad publicity from the media, he was working for not-for-profit
organization Cancer Support W.A., raising funds for those who were
struggling with the crippling effects of cancer and their families. He
also spent the rest of his time saving real lives by volunteering as
Patrol Officer for Scarborough Surf Life Saving Club.
Adam is now facing a maximum penalty upwards of 60 years in
prison for simply protesting and doing research. To properly defend
his case the costs could mount up to well over $200,000. We are asking
supporters and other people who also oppose governement surveilence to
help Adam get the defence he deserves and defeat the prosecution,
making it harder for the same types of charges to be laid on others as
well as himself.
More information on the prosecution
and charges
Australia to prosecute Heartbleed
pentest in desperation to pin charges on Anonymous radio host
Some of the @loraxlive Shows here > 'Lorax Live' Show Archive
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Thankyou for your support,
Adam's fiance, Gemma S
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