Data retention vs. privacy.

• Position: PRIVACY - Brief article

Australia's proposed data retention laws may conflict with the intent of the national privacy principles, according to international lawyers James Halliday and Sylvia Li from Baker and McKenzie, who raised the concern in an article on ITnews.com. They explained that "the data retention laws will make it mandatory for all Australian telcos [telecommunications companies] and ISPs [Internet service providers] to store the non-content usage records of all individuals for up to two years without the consent of the individuals involved."

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