Just a third of ISPs' data retention plans have been processed by government
by Australian Associated Press from on (#R4VX)
Hundreds of internet service providers have not yet submitted plans as they struggle to understand what is required of them in storing Australians' metadata
The federal government has processed less than a third of data retention plans submitted by internet service providers, while hundreds more have not even put forward proposals, placing them in technical breach of the country's metadata laws.
The Attorney General's Department has confirmed that of the 229 plans submitted by ISPs to show that they comply with the laws - which require them to collect and store the metadata - just 79 have been processed.