"During the relatively quick passage of the amendments, the Australian government made the usual argument that metadata needs to be retained for long periods in

"During the relatively quick passage of the amendments, the Australian government made the usual argument that metadata needs to be retained for long periods in order to fight terrorism and serious crime" A side effect of International trade. TPP is signed [0], data retention laws are passed and corporate streaming services are released in Aus [1]. Snowden lets us see the behind the scene negotiations. [2] [0] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/trans-pacific-partnership-a-guide-to-the-most-contentious-issues http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/trans-pacific-p... [1] http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/netflix-v-stan-v-presto-v-quickflix-v-ezyflix-v-foxtel-play-your-guide-to-streaming-video-services-in-australia-20150324-1m6h46.html http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/netflix-v-s... [2] https://wikileaks.org/tpp-investment/press.html https://wikileaks.org/tpp-investment/press.html