OZschwitz slave pen: ''surveillance tax'' may fund new spy laws

Phone and internet customers could face a ''surveillance tax'' of up to $100 a year if the federal government implements a scheme requiring companies to store customer data for two years, the telecommunications sector warns.

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Attorney-General George Brandis has said a compulsory data-retention scheme, which security agencies argue is necessary to combat terrorism, is ''under active consideration by the government''.

The Communications Alliance, representing telecommunications companies, estimates the compulsory data retention scheme could cost the industry $500 million to $700 million a year - an amount that would be passed on to consumers.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/internet-tax-may-fund-new-spy-laws-20140729-3cs4g.html

OZschwitz slave pen: ''surveillance tax'' may fund new spy laws

OZschwitz slave pen: ''surveillance tax'' may fund new spy laws

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