On Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Australia officially started retaining metadata. The legislation mandates that the metadata be kept for at least two years and be made available to a handful of agencies (of which the scope has changed multiple times).
Because I'm a pro-privacy kinda guy, below are a few links that hopefully makes privacy a bit more accessible, especially for the less tech-savvy people.
- Scott Ludlam's Top Five Tips on Dodging Tomorrow's Data Retention Laws is a great place to start.
- Your digital privacy ends this time next week. Articulates what data is being retained and what you can do about it.
- How to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Data Retention from The Pirate Party. There's a lot of good stuff in here, including a few more advanced ideas.
Take privacy seriously. Once it's gone, it'll be even harder to get it back.
