In preparation for EFA's panel-session in Canberra on Thursday evening,
[ https://www.efa.org.au/events/ ]
I've prepared notes that attempt to introduce and summarise the issues.
They're a bit longer than I intended, even though they're meant to be a fairly
superficial, bird's-eye view.
I'd greatly appreciate constructively negative feedback, and pointers to good
references that I've missed. (A couple of them derive from Stephen Loosley's
post last night - thanks!).
Data Retention as Mass Surveillance
http://www.rogerclarke.com/DV/DRPS.html
National security agencies have prompted successive Australian
Attorneys-General to propose that all Communications Service Providers be
required to retain vast volumes of data about all electronic communications.
This paper briefly reviews the background to the proposals and why they matter
so much. A framework is provided for evaluating the proposals. They are found
to be both seriously wanting, and seriously threatening to democracy.
--
Roger Clarke http://www.rogerclarke.com/
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Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W.
Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University
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