Let us all be reminded of Optus' security hubris: "Optus is not aware of any security events which would warrant revisiting the security obligations impose

Let us all be reminded of Optus' security hubris: "Optus is not aware of any security events which would warrant revisiting the security obligations imposed on regulated entities,” the telco’s submission stated." Despite concerns that data retention could create a ‘honey pot’ for hackers, telcos already had in place security measures to protect customer data they already retained for commercial purposes, the department argued. “Given this, it did not follow that the proposed data retention scheme presented an unmanageable level of risk to customer privacy,” its submission stated. “The evidence to date supports that the existing data security arrangement have been effective.” https://www.computerworld.com/article/3458462/data-retention-government-gave-optus-exemption-from-encrypting-metadata.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/3458462/data-retention...