No Bill Gates: PMs latest tech gaffe Abbott mocked for his understanding of the Interwebs after he gets own policy details wrong. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has moved to clarify details of his governments contentious plans to store the phone and internet logs of everyday Australians after his suggestion on national television that peoples web browsing history would be included caused confusion and concern. The PM thinks browsing history is metadata, in scope for data retention. We know his law & order agenda better than he knows the Interwebs, tweeted security expert Steve Lockstep. His office further clarified that internet users web browsing history was not metadata - and the government required a warrant to look at browsing history. Read more: smh.au/federal-politics/political-news/data-storage-could-be-used-to-fight-general-crime-tony-abbott-says-20140806-3d78h.html#ixzz39aNBUWK3
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 05:14:24 +0000