User content is not indicative of an editorial view
As the RiotACT editor I'd just like to clarify that while we thought our reader trixyf's story was worthy of public airing, as obviously does The Register, it does not represent the editorial view of the site.
We sought comment from the ACT Government to those claims which was included in full in our story:
http://the-riotact.com/big-brother-is-watching-government-invades-resident-privacy/98860
Cheers,
John "Johnboy" Griffiths