Data retention Data retention

The concept of requiring telcos to store the metadata of Australian citizens for up to two years has been hanging around since it first arose under the Labor Government in 2008.

The introduction of a bill governing mandatory data retention in October 2014 by the Coalition Government marked the first time the proposal developed from a concept and into a piece of potential legislation. iTnews keeps you up to date on the ever-evolving scheme.

Australia yet to ratify European cybercrime treaty

Australia yet to ratify European cybercrime treaty

Convention calls for ISP data retention and extradition provisions.
Liz Tay Dec 2 2010 4:57PM Security
Cablegate: German criticisms of US data protection revealed

Cablegate: German criticisms of US data protection revealed

Wikileaks data dump validates German privacy advocates' worst fears.
Nate Cochrane Nov 29 2010 12:47PM Security
Data retention proposal pinned on VoIP

Data retention proposal pinned on VoIP

Government raises law enforcement concerns.
Liz Tay Nov 1 2010 6:21AM Telco/ISP
APF: Consent a danger to Australians' privacy

APF: Consent a danger to Australians' privacy

Senate privacy inquiry extends call for submissions.
Liz Tay Sep 28 2010 1:10PM Security
Government surveillance a slippery slope: Ponemon

Government surveillance a slippery slope: Ponemon

No looking back from Patriot Act, data retention laws.
Liz Tay Sep 2 2010 11:14AM Security
Salaries not top way to keep IT staff: survey

Salaries not top way to keep IT staff: survey

Look forward to "clear communication" not bulging pockets.
Ry Crozier Aug 7 2010 6:00AM Training & Development
One in eight companies keep files ‘indefinitely’: Symantec

One in eight companies keep files ‘indefinitely’: Symantec

Large companies surveyed on data retention policies.
Liz Tay Aug 5 2010 7:15AM Storage
EMC adds NS line to Celerra

EMC adds NS line to Celerra

EMC has added a line of storage systems to its Celerra NAS range that boast advanced file de-duplication and file retention capabilities.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 24 2009 5:28AM Storage
Psystar case reveals Apple's lax approach to email management

Psystar case reveals Apple's lax approach to email management

Apple's anti-trust battle against Mac clone vendor Psystar has thrown up a damning revelation regarding Apple's corporate email and document retention policy, or rather its apparent lack of such a policy.
Ian Williams Nov 25 2008 6:11AM Hardware
Heavyweights team up on photo data standard

Heavyweights team up on photo data standard

Some of the largest names in photography hardware and software are teaming up on a new project to create a standard image metadata system.
Shaun Nichols Sep 27 2008 1:43PM Software
EU reports on search engine data retention

EU reports on search engine data retention

The Article 29 Working Party on EU data protection has recommended that search engine providers should not retain user information for longer than six months..
Iain Thomson Apr 9 2008 7:22AM Storage
Firms in the dark over data retention

Firms in the dark over data retention

A year after the launch of the revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure(FRCP), more than 65 per cent of US businesses remain unprepared to meet strict court requirements for the discovery and handling of electronic evidence, new research claimed today.
Robert Jaques Dec 19 2007 11:42AM Security
Online registry targets health stats

Online registry targets health stats

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a new online metadata registry that it hopes will result in more accurate health and welfare statistics.
Ron Osborn May 20 2005 11:50AM Software
The best defense for email retention

The best defense for email retention

Some organizations believe that minimizing the retention time of historical email reduces their business risk. They make it a routine practice, and in certain instances attempt to set company-wide policies, to delete old electronic communications, assuming that the messages will not be needed nor recoverable in other places.
Bernie Goulet May 3 2005 10:13AM Security
The dangers of metadata

The dangers of metadata

Imagine the scene: you are sitting at your desk copying a pasting some new information into a company template. All the old content has been removed and the new detail has been inputted. The document is ready to go and gets sent out as an email attachment. But stop! Do you know that the document you have just sent contains all the confidential information you thought had been deleted? This invisible detail is called metadata.
Joe Fantuzzi Oct 13 2004 11:24AM Security

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