At the recent PAX Aus gaming expo in Melbourne, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam made a last-minute appearance to talk data retention, and how to convince Labor senators that siding with government’s George Brandis on national security is not the right way to go.
Despite the ongoing objections of big industry players and privacy advocates from both sides, the Government’s National Security Committee has reportedly signed off on a proposal that would compel ISPs and telcos to retain customer metadata for a period of two years.
I never thought I’d see the day where a Senator up for re-election decides to DJ a nightclub to engage with the youth. But then again, Australian politics has never seen someone like Greens Senator Scott Ludlam who became DJ S-Ludz as part of a nightclub campaign rally this week….