[AusNOG] Metadata defined in the bill

[James Andrewartha]

On Mon, 30 Mar 2015, Paul Brooks wrote:

> On 30/03/2015 12:10 AM, James Andrewartha wrote:
> > So CSP-operated services aren't covered, unless (until?) the minister 
> > starts delcaring them, every 40 sitting days (roughly twice a year). Para 
> > 418 in the Revised EM confirms that 187A(3) is what defines a relevant 
> > service.
> 
> Nice try, but remember, this is being added to the TIAA. In the TIAA, the term
> 'carrier' is redefined....
> 
> "carrier means:    
>         (a) except in Parts 5-4 and 5-4A:    
>                 (i) a carrier (within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1997);
> or    
>                 (ii) a carriage service provider;  and    
>         (b) in Parts   5-4 and 5-4A—a carrier (within the meaning of the
> Telecommunications Act 1997). 
> "
> ('carriage service provider' is defined in the TIAA to be a CSP per the Telco Act)
> 
> so yes - it is intended to apply to CSPs as well as licensed carriers.

Dammit. In any case, the US experience since Snowden shows that publicly 
having to reauthorise bulk telco data collection every 90 days isn't a 
real impediment to this sort of surveillance.

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