data retention
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Government to Fix Loophole in Aussie Data Retention Regime
After two and a bit years and a change of government, recommendations made back in 2020 are being addressed.
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Australian Police Can See More Of Your Metadata Than You Think
A senate hearing has revealed Australian telcos might be giving away more metadata to police than first realised due to “ambiguities” in the controversial data retention laws. This means law enforcement officials have a pretty good clue of what you’ve been looking at just by looking at the URL.
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Your Metadata Isn’t Private Personal Information, Federal Court Decides
A long-running case on whether you’re allowed access to view your own mobile phone metadata — retained by Australia’s telecommunications companies for government snooping, including comprehensive call logs and location data — and whether that data is classified as “personal information” has come to an unceremonious end. Australia’s Federal Court has put a stop to…
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Blaming Encryption For Terrorist Attacks Is A Mistake
We don’t know the specifics of how the terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday were carried out. That hasn’t stopped the law enforcement community from shamelessly blaming encryption for helping terrorists, or from seizing the attack as an opportunity to defend surveillance.