The security agencies that will most use stored telecommunications data under new legislation before the Australian parliament will not reveal exactly what data they want retained until negotiations ...

Finally, we know what metadata is, or perhaps more precisely, how the Government is choosing to define it as part of its controversial Data Retention Bill. If the legislation passes the Senate, it ...

The tired cliche used by those advocating for mandatory data retention is that metadata is the "envelope" not the "letter". That is, it tells you who sent what to whom, where and at what time. Since ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The Abbott government has attempted to put an end to the heated debate over the proposed data ...

The former head of the CIA has said "we kill people based on metadata", but as Australia introduces new data retention laws, the country's security chief says he's "not quite sure" what the fuss is ...

The Attorney General has struggled to define metadata and the parameters of a data retention scheme, saying web addresses would be caught in the net. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist and ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Central Queensland. Followed categories will be added to My News. The report of parliament's Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security follows an inquiry into ...

After Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s appearance on AM this morning, there’s now a fifth definition of metadata in just four days from the government. But, at last, we might actually have ...