[AusNOG] (Meta-)Data Retention

Skeeve Stevens skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com
Tue Aug 5 13:24:13 EST 2014


So Narelle,

Can ISOC-AU make noise on this matter.. pull out all the press contacts it
can?  And other organisations?!


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On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Narelle <narellec at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> FYI
>
> Data retention plans leaked before Cabinet briefed
>
> Summary: Mandatory data retention is expected to be among a tranche of
> changes to anti-terrorism laws set to announced by the Australian federal
> government, but the Federal Cabinet has yet to be briefed on the proposals
> By AAP and Josh Taylor
> <http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/au/josh-taylor/> | August 5, 2014 --
> 02:17 GMT (12:17 AEST)
>
>
> Cabinet is meeting in Canberra on Tuesday to sign off on a new package
> that would force telecommunications to retain customer data for up to two
> years.
>
> Cabinet's national security committee is understood to have approved on
> Monday night laws to make it mandatory for telecommunications companies to
> store customer data for at least two years.
>
> The government has yet to detail what exact data sets that it would want
> the companies to store for access by government agencies.
>
> The data can already be accessed without a warrant for criminal and
> intelligence investigations, but monitoring of internet or telephone use
> over a period of time requires a warrant from the attorney-general.
>
> The government had originally said it was putting off the proposal for the
> time being, but news of the fast-tracked approval of the controversial
> plans was leaked to the Daily Telegraph this morning.
>
> It appears, however, that Liberal ministers were unaware of the proposals
> prior to it being reported in the media. At a doorstop this morning,
> Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull declined to comment on the
> proposal, stating that it had yet to appear before Cabinet.
> etc at:
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/data-retention-plans-leaked-before-cabinet-briefed-7000032321/
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Terry Sweetser (SkyMesh CTO) <
> terry+AusNOG at skymesh.net.au> wrote:
>
>> Hi Noggers,
>>
>> What thoughts and plans do people have in place for the possible legal
>> requirements for data retention?
>>
>> VoIP and PSTN CDRs are very much an easy-beat, no one would be discarding
>> those as quickly as 2 years.
>>
>> But mail logs?  Web clicks?  What scope are we talking about here? How
>> far will we possibly (be forced to) go?
>>
>> --
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