Perth Voice Interactive

Perth federal Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan says she’s met several constituents concerned about data retention laws.

“I also went to a very interesting briefing with various industry and consumer leaders,” she says.  “They were absolutely worried about the potential for this legislation to fundamentally change our way of life and they point to the irony that, supposedly, under the justification that we need to preserve our way of life we are taking action that potentially will undermine our very culture and that very freedom that we hold so precious.

“Presentations were made by people like Clinton Fernandes, from the Australian Centre for Cyber Security, who … made reference to the potential for the Internet of Things to monitor every part of our lives.”