Data retention law reform needed to combat serious crime
Unnecessary data retention measures are an incitement for unlawful access and Australia needs to follow examples set by the EU, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark.
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Unnecessary data retention measures are an incitement for unlawful access and Australia needs to follow examples set by the EU, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark.
Despite such warnings, the Joint Committee approved the bill, subject to a number of vague and ineffectual recommendations about security and appropriate data use.
The wholesale, indiscriminate retention of telecommunications data continues to excite legislators and law enforcement in Europe and elsewhere, despite legal challenges, reports Binoy Kampmark.
It is a stinker in terms of policy, and unconvincing in effect, but the wholesale, indiscriminate retention of telecommunications data continues to excite legislators and law enforcement. In the European Union, countries continue to debate and pursue such measures, despite legal challenges. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), passed in 2016, limits the ways personal
The answer is simple; delete it (unless retention is required by law or contract)! Virtually every company processes personal data in some form or fashion.