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Telstra handed over metadata for 75,000 warrantless requests

Telstra has revealed that it responded to almost 85,000 requests from law enforcement agencies to disclose data on its customers in the last financial year, including more than 75,000 warrantless requests for customer metadata. While the telco was conforming to its obligations under current legislation, the statistics shed light on the potential scope of data retention plans being proposed by …

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​Apple teams with top credit cards for iPhone 6 payments, reports say

Even the Samsung Galaxy S3 allowed for mobile payments — this one done at a McDonald’s in the UK. Rich Trenholm/CNET It’s Labor Day weekend in the US, a time for barbecues, back-to-school shopping — and iPhone rumors of course. Recode on Sunday reported that American Express has agreed to “work together” with Apple on its new iPhone payment system, …

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