[1] Attorney-General George Brandis has revealed that the government has softened its stand regarding an unnecessary tweak to the controversial data retention laws to ensure they sail through parliame...
[1] As part of a new push to increase transparency over how companies handle private customer data, Telstra’s customers will be able to access the metadata that it shares with government agencies. [...
[1] Australia’s labor party has given their full support on the metadata retention laws. [2] Metadata is comprised of various data like basic phone call statistics, locations of smartphone user...
[1] The data retention inquiry in Canberra has clarified on key issues concerning the coalition’s metadata legislation, taking into account the uncertainly of the fate of Prime Minister Tony Abbott....
[1] According to Telstra, millions of information found on the central systems of telecommunications companies provides greater opportunities for hackers as well as foreign spy agencies. [2] These va...
[1] Victoria Police is pursuing to access phone and internet data at a minimal 1200 times a week. [2] Privacy advocates are concerned that these numbers will increase once “data retention”...
[1] A prominent Australian lawyer has warned that the federal government’s mandatory data retention bill has big potential for mission creep. [2] The bill, that aims to force ISPs to store customer ...
[1] The data retention bill rectifies an act focused on the blockage and access of telecommunications without authorization. [2] The act needs to be modified due to the changes brought on by technolog...
[1] A data retention bill has been initiated by the Australian Government. [2] The bill’s purpose is to make sure that ISP’s and telco enterprises are able to preserve users’ metadat...
[1] The House of Representatives of Australian Government officially announced a bill that would make the ISP’s and telcos to store data at specific amount of time. [2] The said Bill is bound to...
