The Australian government announced new anti-terrorism measures this week, in response to the alleged involvement of Australian citizens with extremist groups in countries including Syria and Iraq. Quietly omitted from the briefing at which those changes were announced, but separately leaked to the press this week, were the government’s plans to introduce mandatory data retention requirements for Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs).These changes are causing an outcry from privacy advocates and political parties alike. And they should.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/08/australian-proposal-would-require-suspicionless-domestic-spying-isps