metadata
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Why Australia’s Metadata Retention Scheme Is Still Stupid
We’ve long said that the Government’s proposed metadata retention scheme is a stupid idea conceived by stupid people for stupid people. Now some of those stupid people inside the Western Australian Police are proving us exactly right: 112 police officers have been caught accessing the arrest record of sports star Ben Cousins out of “professional…
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Australia’s Data Retention Law Passed The Senate. It’s Really Happening
Well, that’s that then. We’re getting a mandatory data retention scheme. Great.
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A Deal Has Been Struck On The Aussie Metadata Bill
Briefly: After a few days of political argy-bargy between Labor and the Coalition, a deal has reportedly been struck between the two parties to get the legislation through the House Of Representatives.
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Government Partially Caves On Data Retention
One of the recommendations to come down from the Parliamentary Joint Committee On Intelligence and Security during its review of the upcoming data retention laws was that the sources of journalists be better protected before the legislation be passed. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reportedly backed down on that part of the Bill, amending it…