I was once again going to provide a rational argument against this legislation. However, as usual being rational is as rare commodity in Canberra. So I will simply make the following statement
Brandis can kiss my sweaty hairy arse.
Data retention has started in Australia, but carriers aren't ready
Today, October 13th, is the day on which Australian telecommunications service providers are required to start retaining customer metadata in an orderly fashion determined by law, but fewer than ten are ready to do so and some have asked the government if they can store the data without encryption. The legislation, co- …
Biting the hand that feeds IT
