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This is bad news for Brits. One problem I see is the storage. If the ISP stores this information it makes their users open to hacking of personal data. A bigger
by bootload 10y ago
This is bad news for Brits. One problem I see is the storage. If the ISP stores this information it makes their users open to hacking of personal data. A bigger problem than the phone hacking scandal. [0]
The title is inaccurate. Australia introduced storage of Internet usage logs (metadata) at ISP providers for two years in 2015. [1],[2]
[0] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/17/three-mobile-cyber-hack--six-million-customers-private-data-at-r/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/17/three-mobile-cybe...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance_in_Australia#Mandatory_data_retention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance_in_Australia...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_(Interception_and_Access)_Amendment_(Data_Retention)_Act_2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_(Intercepti...