Australian MP Exposes Alleged Israeli Surveillance Technology Used by NSW Police
June 23, 2026
YOUR PHONE. YOUR PRIVATE MESSAGES. YOUR PHOTOS. YOUR LIFE.
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Higginson has sounded the alarm over the use of Israeli-made phone extraction technology by NSW Police, warning that proposed changes backed by Premier Chris Minns could dramatically expand surveillance powers while weakening long-standing protections for ordinary Australians.
Currently, police generally require a Digital Evidence Access Order (DEAO) linked to a search warrant before forcing someone to unlock their device.
She warns that once governments gain extraordinary surveillance powers, those powers rarely shrink, they expand.
Today it’s justified in the name of security.
Tomorrow it could be used against protesters, journalists, whistleblowers and political dissidents.
Sue Higginson deserves enormous credit for bringing attention to an issue many Australians may never have heard about until it was too late.
Thank you @suehigginsonmlc
#SueHigginson #Australia #NSW #Privacy #fyp
English Script:
Sue Higginson: I think most people in New South Wales would be alarmed to know that the New South Wales Police, using data from an Israeli corporation, can access any message you have ever sent, any photo you have ever taken, your location at any moment, everything you have ever searched and biometric data about who you are. But that is precisely what digital evidence access orders allow police to do. The universal forensic extraction device or you UFED that Cellebrites provide to New South Wales Police can crack locked passcode protected phones and download essentially everything texts, emails, photos, videos, call logs, contacts, search history, health data and messages from encrypted apps. WhatsApp signal telegram including deleted messages. It also extracts metadata, which means the police, using Israeli technology, can see your GPS coordinates, timestamps and device info as well as hidden system files such as iPhones. Biome files over 130 categories covering app usage history, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connections, lock unlock, events, notifications and Siri usage. Where they happened, when they happened and why they happened. Israeli UFED Cloud technology extracts data stored in the cloud, social media, phone backups, iCloud, Dropbox, Uber. Activity online purchases Cellebrite’s “Endpointe” Inspector technology allows remote extraction of data from devices anywhere in the world without physical access. Its Pathfinder technology uses AI to rapidly analyze all data extracted by other Cellebrite products. Mapping a person’s relationships, movements, and activities in just minutes.
