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Australian Gov't Seeks To Record Citizens' Web Histories

Posted by timothy on from the oh-you-can-trust-us dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If you thought the Australian Government's Internet filter project was bad, think again. They have a new project — they are examining a policy that would require all Internet service providers to log users' web browsing history and email data such as who all emails were sent to and from. And that's just the start. Telephone calls, mobile phone calls, even Internet telephony. It's all in there. Looks like 1984 was a pretty prophetic book." Several readers also point to ZDNet's coverage.

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  1. Re:Already in place in EU by Xtense · · Score: 4, Funny

    > - Obliged to introduce CP filter. Filter can be expanded for other 'illegal' websites.

    So THAT's why I can't find anything about Captain Jean-Luc Picard on the internet!

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  2. Re:anyone game to say it by powerspike · · Score: 2, Funny

    if you're doing nothing wrong, then why does the Government want to know?

    Well, i'm not doing anything wrong, but i may be, or may not be doing things i might be ashamed of!