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Australian internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has delivered a stinging rebuttal to its home nation's plans to introduce far-reaching data retention laws. iiNet became famous after it was targeted by Big Content's lawyers, who alleged it should have taken allegations of copyright abuse by its subscribers as gospel. After …

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  1. Gray Ham Bronze badge

    Meanwhile, at No. 3 Highview Crescent

    Steve Kerrigan: Dad, there's a bloke here selling a data retention scheme ...

    Darryl Kerrigan: How much does he want for it?

    Steve Kerrigan: $60,000,000

    Darryl Kerrigan: Tell him he's dreamin'

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    1. Sorry that handle is already taken. Silver badge
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      Re: Meanwhile, at No. 3 Highview Crescent

      $60m sounds like a bargain! and out by at least two, but more probably three, orders of magnitude by my SWAG reckoning.

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  2. Winkypop Silver badge
    FAIL

    "Australia's government has pledged to reduce red tape, lower the cost of doing business and reduce the size of government."

    Don't forget; No new taxes and no cuts!

    The LNP are batshit insane and stacked with xstain fundies.

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  3. Trevor_Pott Gold badge

    So add a line item to every subscriber's bill. "$5 surveillance tax." Your xenophobic, ultra-right-wing Aussie voter crowd will suddenly care.

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  4. Sanctimonious Prick
    Paris Hilton

    Fuck The Police

    Nah. Just kidding.

    But seriously, if ISPs are to be specialised law enforcement agencies, they should remunerated.

    Though I don't think ISPs should be law enforcement agencies. That's just wrong.

    The police should be able to do their job without infringing on EVERYONE! Full effing stop! (plus an exclamation mark or eight)

    [damn, where's that icon?]

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  5. Argus Tuft

    ultimate hacker party!

    small correction :- ".. creating a risk of information and identity theft in the [inevitable] event that storage of the data is [repeatedly] breached" .

    And what happens when an ISP goes to the wall - who gets to hold the data they're storing?

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    1. Fluffy Bunny
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      Re: ultimate hacker party!

      "And what happens when an ISP goes to the wall - who gets to hold the data they're storing?"

      That's quite simple. It will be sold to the highest bidder. If it hasn't already been sold to anybody that wants it first.

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    2. Flat Phillip
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      Re: ultimate hacker party!

      I was suppose whoever had the winning bid for the hardware at the liquidators sale would own the data, unless the staff borrowed the equipment as "in lieu of pay".

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