Australia - Spies Seek More Data

Australia's intelligence community is proposing the biggest shake-up in more than a decade. 

On the wish list is a plan to force telecommunications providers operating in Australia to retain users' phone and internet data for up to two years.

Other plans include allowing security agencies to get more access to social media sites like Facebook, and expanding powers for ASIO agents.

The ideas are in a discussion paper written by the Attorney-General's Department for a parliamentary joint committee looking at reforms to national security legislation. (more) (discussion paper)