The Wire

The government’s plan to force Internet Service Providers and telcos to store the metadata of every phone and internet user in Australia is already making waves with citizen’s concerned about privacy and businesses worried about the cost of storing all that extra information. But what is the hidden cost of storing metadata? With data centres worldwide now using as much electricity as the sixth largest country in the world, the impact of this extra import could see your electronic footprint skyrocket.

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