Re: If all you do is sit on the couch at night.
The Queensland VLAD act sounds much like the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law which, similarly, was enacted with the best of intentions and has induced police and prosecutors to engage in a wide variety of mischief. Widespread surveillance surely makes the authorities' jobs easier, but the persistent focus on it diverts attention from the larger problem that there are all too many laws, like RICO, VLAD, and the (US) Computer Fraud and Abuse Act that give those authorities the power to pursue matters that might better be left to the civil courts (e. g., copyright infringement) or are criminal acts without help of additional, more abstract, laws (e. g., murder or embezzlement). Pruning laws like RICO, CFAA, and maybe VLAD could go far toward mitigating the risks of general surveillance, which is to a degree an obligation of governments.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
