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[โ€“] abc@suppo.fi 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Is it though? This law has been applied for the last 5 years. How did it change your life?

[โ€“] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

it is dragnet mass surveillance, something I detest as it makes everyone guilty by default

We have it here in Australia:

Law enforcement agencies are being provided with the web browsing histories of people under investigation using mandatory data retention powers, despite the federal government specifically excluding that practice in the legislation, the commonwealth ombudsman has warned.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/07/web-browsing-histories-are-being-given-to-australian-police-under-data-retention-powers