Attorney-General George Brandis says metadata limits jeopardise criminal investigations

By David Wroe
Updated January 25 2015 - 2:08pm, first published 11:15am
Attourney-General George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares
Attourney-General George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares

Australian internet firms are wiping some customer "metadata" immediately or within days, causing problems for law enforcement including an investigation into a potential child rape that had to be abandoned.

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