Metadata can be confusing. Just ask Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Attorney-General George Brandis and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull. They've been changing their minds about data and what it actually means for years
On Thursday, the Australia Government introduced a data retention bill to Parliament. The main focus of the proposed legislation is to ensure Internet service providers and telecommunication companies retain customer's metadata for a two-year period, so the government can fight crime.
Australians would be forgiven for being a little uneasy with the undefined elements of the bill, such as what the government's exact definition of metadata is and what happens to the data after two years. They would also be forgiven for being a little more nervous if they remembered or had used the vault of the internet to take a look at the history of the leaders pushing the bill. Read more...
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from MashableJenni Ryall
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