Oz web snooping policy blasted as ” nanny state gone totally insane”

“It’s not just a fishing expedition, it’s casting a driftnet for the communications of all Australians regardless of whether they have ever been suspected of the slightest wrongdoing,” he added.

Spokesman for Attorney-General Robert McClelland

A spokesman for Attorney-General Robert McClelland, however, denied web browsing histories would be stored, saying the government was only seeking to identify “parties to a communication”, such as senders and receivers of emails and VoIP calls. (ANI)