Offshore storage to be allowed for Australian data retention

By Allie Coyne

Journalist protection included in new amendments.

Govt names Alastair MacGibbon as e-Safety Commissioner

By Allie Coyne

Leaves DiData to tackle child cyberbullying.

Police struggling to make good use of metadata: SA police exec

By John Hilvert

Cost effective trawling of metadata is challenging.

UK spies claim broad powers to hack worldwide

By Juha Saarinen

Admit to using vulnerabilities for intelligence gathering.

Peter Carr

@carradvisory

First Qld, now Vic. "@iTnews_au: CenITex outsourcing put on hold: Restructure sees Mailes depart. http://t.co/4ZGde17YUr"

Allie Coyne

@alliecoyne

Govt has tabled amendments (based on PJCIS report + Labor's push for journalist protection) for data retention bill http://t.co/Hd33w0QnXS

David Crowe

@CroweDM

Here's new public interest test for #metadata journalist warrant in Section 180T. Authority must be satisfied that: http://t.co/vXOAU92DUV

Allie Coyne

@alliecoyne

Turnbull says the Govt will pay a substantial portion of data retention implementation costs. Still no $ figure.

Laurie Patton

@LJPatton

@alliecoyne Opex and capex? We could see many smaller ISP's go broke if they have to absorb substantial ongoing compliance costs.

Matthew Rimmer

@DrRimmer

Far from protecting Press Freedom, the Journalist Information Warrants regime in the #dataretention bill formalises media surveillance.