Revisiting metadata retention in light of the government’s push for new powers
- Written by Rick Sarre, Adjunct Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
Despite its enormous cost, the metadata retention scheme wasn’t future-proof. Shutterstock
The Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity, Angus Taylor, foreshadowed this week that the Turnbull government will continue to pursue new law-enforcement powers that would allow authorities access to encrypted digital data in the fight against...
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