[plug] Mandatory data retention

[Luke Woollard]

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.

@Marcos
Running a TOR edge node sounds like a fair bit of hassle.  I've heard
many anecdotes about homes being raided.  Good luck if you do go ahead
with it.

@Jim
"Even if the current definition of what is to be retained under the
data retention regime is limited to certain information, there is the
likelihood that this definition will expand at a later date.
Additionally there is the threat that innocuous activity could
inadvertently raise suspicion through false positive identification.
This could in turn increase the amount of warrants issued on innocent
people, warrants which will then cause the retention of extra content
in relation to these people. Thus, average users could be more likely
to come under the increased scrutiny of a preservation order  so
protecting data that is outside the purview of the mandatory data
retention regime may be advisable." ->
https://pirateparty.org.au/dataretention/

Also this is really something I've been intending to do for a while
now. Hopefully given the introduction of data retention it will be
easier to encourage people to join.

cheers
Luke John


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Jim Householder <nofixed at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> If all that is retained is meta-data, what will encryption accomplish other
> than future-proofing?
>
>
>
> On 12/10/15 09:29, Hani Jabr wrote:
>>
>> Isn't this "too little, too late?"  Doesn't this just make you a target
>> for the AFP and serve as an excuse to ban encryption?
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 12 Oct 2015, at 08:52, Luke John <email at lukejohn.me> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Pluggers.
>>>
>>> I'm planning on finally moving to encrypted and off the record
>>> messaging to celebrate the implementation of mandatory data tommorrow
>>> starting tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Based on the information put out by the EFF
>>> [Communicating with
>>> Others](https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/communicating-others)
>>> I'm currently looking at using signal for encrypted messaging and
>>> chatsecure for off the record messaging as both are available on ios
>>> and android.
>>>
>>> Has anyone had experience using these or similar tools and have any
>>> advice for how to encourage friends and family to start using them as
>>> well?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Luke
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