RR Phantom
Location : Wasted Space Job/hobbies : Cayman Islands Actuary
| Subject: Supposedly, OZschwitz government shelves controversial data retention scheme Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:21 am | |
| A controversial "data retention" scheme that would have required Australians' internet and telephone activities to be stored for up to two years for law enforcement purposes has been shelved by the federal government.
The shelving came after an inquiry failed to recommend whether the scheme should go ahead.
The committee looking into the proposal – the most controversial among more than 40 others – as part of an inquiry into national security delivered its report on Monday.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/government-shelves-controversial-data-retention-scheme-20130624-2oskq.html#ixzz2XDpipuW9 |
|