Tech giants fear being captured by data-retention legislation

[1] According to AIMIA, the government’s imperative data regulation law will violate the privacy of every Australian.

[2] With this legislation, it would be mandatory for Australian telco companies to preserve customer data for two years, which include call records, address information, email addresses, and IP addresses.

[3] The Australian Human Rights Commission also thinks this legislation is “beyond what can be reasonably justified”, and urges the government to conduct a trial of one year retention instead of the planned two years.

 AIMIA

Source: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2015/1/23/technology/melbourne-metro-releases-new-app-deaf-blind-commuters