AU: ASIO, Roxon defend data-retention proposal

Shipping data overseas is not the only Australian proposal generating controversy these days. Josh Taylor reports:

Following widespread criticism of the government’s proposal to require internet service providers (ISPs) to retain unspecified customer data for up to two years, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon have taken the unusual step of releasing public submissions on the proposal, defending the need to retain the data.

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