[AusNOG] From the AGD - Data Retention - Starts October 15 2015

[Ross Wheeler]

> Before you all panic, the legislaton (in my non expert opinion) states that
> destination IPs are not required, as in:

> Note:This paragraph puts beyond doubt that service providers are not
> required to keep information about subscribers’ web browsing
> history.

I too am not a lawyer, but this reall goes to demonstrate the lack of 
clarity in the document, the (mis)use of conflicting and ambiguous terms 
without definition as to how the author intended us to interpret them, and 
lack of understanding of "how stuff works".

There are other parts of the same document that make it perfectly clear 
that they DO expect the IP addresses (plural, source and destination) of 
other traffic.

I am indeed unsure if their intention in the bit you quote (and I've 
re-quoted) means that they don't want the "URL" ("internet address"), or 
they don't want the IP address (IPv4, IPv6, or whatever else may come to 
pass). Not demanding the URL/URI is possibly a pre-emptive response to the 
anticipated public backlash from needing to see what people are browsing. 
How all this fits with HTTP/1.1 name-based hosting of hundreds or 
thousands of domains on a single IP address, I'm not sure.

The document is QUITE contradictory in a number of places, directly saying 
one thing in one place, and the opposite in another. It's poorly worded by 
people clearly without any fundmental understanding of what they're 
legislating, and without the wisdom to come to those in the industry who 
DO, to get it sorted out properly first.