From Tuesday,telecommunications companies must support much more data, and in most cases government agencies may access it without a warrantThe unusual world of Australia’s data retention scheme begins on Tuesday. From now, and certain types of phone,internet and location data will be compulsorily swept up by telecommunications companies for the benefit of government agencies.
The unusual laws vastly expand the retention of personal data. Until Tuesday, retention by phone and internet providers was inconsistent. Data about who Australians called and texted was generally held by larger companies for billing purposes, or but much more will now be stored,for a mandatory period of two years. Location data, information about devices, and IP data of email logins and amount of data used will all be retained.
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Source: theguardian.com