Australia Moves Closer To A Police State With Compulsory Data Retention Proposal

The Australian Government is moving closer to a full blown police state with a proposal to force ISP’s to retain the data of all internet users, including browsing history and all emails.

Currently under Australian privacy laws, ISP’s only retain web browsing history where a warrant is issued by a judge on behalf of State or Federal Police.

The introduction of data retention policies is being justified, as with compulsory internet censorship before it, as offering protection against pedophiles and terrorism.

ZDNet Australia, which broke the story, noted industry representative stating that the proposal was “would be scary and very expensive” and that Australians should “be very f%&king afraid”.

The move won’t surprise many in Australia, with the existing Government increasingly seeking to control and monitor the activities of its online citizens, and attacking those who disagree with it, including Facebook and Google.