Rumours that Attorney-General George Brandis may look to introduce legislation to force telecommunications companies to retain customer data
for up to two years as soon as October 20 are frightening, according to
John Stanton, CEO of industry lobby group the Communications Alliance.
The organisation, as the representative group for the
telecommunications industry, has been heavily involved in discussions
with the Attorney-General's Department over the exact structure of a
scheme that would force the ISPs to retain an as-yet-undefined
set of customer data for access by government agencies such as the
Australian Federal Police, Human Services, local councils, and the RSPCA
for up to two years.
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