metadata
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EFA Still Wants Government To Get A Warrant For Your Metadata
Less than three months since legislation to restrict access to metadata without a warrant to a select few Commonwealth agencies came into effect, The Australian Government has revealed the details of 57 agencies that have requested access to your metadata. In response, internet freedoms lobby group Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has today called on the…
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Telcos Aren’t Prepared For Metadata Retention
The Government’s data retention laws kick in today, which compel telcos to store metadata generated by their customers for a period of two years. At least, it’s meant to start today: a new report has emerged saying that many of the telcos aren’t prepared for the scheme, citing confusion over what they should actually be…
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The NSA Says It Will Destroy Some Phone Records It Collected Illegally
When the USA Freedom Act passed earlier this summer, the NSA was pushed to stop collecting phone records in bulk. The question of what would happen to the massive amount of data it had already collected on people remained. That question was answered today: Those old troves of metadata are mostly going in the garbage.
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Australian ISPs Will Get $131 Million To Help Fund Metadata Retention
One of the big question marks over the controversial “metadata retention” legislation requiring ISPs to keep detailed records of what Australians do online was how much money the government would cough up to help deal with the increased costs the plan would create. Now we have an official figure: $131 million.