Data retention has cropped up from time to time. This time, we’re noticing its appearance in Australia where it apparently hit a roadblock recently. The terms of the data retention policy has reportedly been knocked back. Back in 2010, we noted that Europe was deemed unlawful , striking a major blow to proponents of data retention at the ISP level. While it may have been considered dead in Europe at that point, that hasn’t stopped such a policy from reappearing in Australia. Delimiter, an Australian technology news website, is reporting that the Australian government has knocked back the terms of data retention .

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Australian Data Retention Stalls