[AusNOG] Effect of Data Retention regime on smaller ISPs

[Narelle]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 7:33 PM, John Lindsay <johnslindsay at mac.com> wrote:
> 5. When you provide a “mobile” (not fixed, perhaps wireless, who knows?)
> service you need to know where the user is within reason. Don’t waste our
> time with “what if they have a high gain antenna?” You know the location of
> your tower and that’s a good start.

>From p5 explanation and examples in Attachment A Report 1 of the Data
Implementation Working Group:
"This would include information such as which cell tower, Wi-Fi
hotspot or base station a device was connected to at the start and end
of a communication."

Logically this means your access points are logging mac addresses...
but only those belonging to Carriage Service Providers defined under
the Broadcasting Services Act.

Don't say I didn't warn you...


Narelle