[AusNOG] How are you handling metadata?

[Ross Wheeler]

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016, Shannon Stadtmiller wrote:

> Geoff Peach is cc'd into this email, his company collects meta-data for 
> a wide variety of clients.

As has been said, but perhaps the significance missed....

The first question you need to ask is:
  "Am I a carrier or ISP *AS DEFINED UNDER THE ACT*??"

If the answer to that is "No", then you have absolutely, totally, 
completely ZERO requirements or obligations under the (meta)data retention 
legislation.

If you provide email or any other "OTT" services that the act requires you 
to keep data for, but you are NOT an ISP or carrier, then the legislation 
simply DOES NOT APPLY. Period. End.

R.