Metadata ambiguity to be resolved by government data retention policy paper: sources

By Ben Grubb
Updated August 25 2014 - 1:28pm, first published 12:48pm
The question of what data will need to be stored will be addressed in a policy paper. Photo: Jacky Ghossein
The question of what data will need to be stored will be addressed in a policy paper. Photo: Jacky Ghossein
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Attorney-General George Brandis have had difficulty so far explaining what information would be stored by proposed terror laws. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Attorney-General George Brandis have had difficulty so far explaining what information would be stored by proposed terror laws. Photo: Andrew Meares

The federal government will attempt to put to bed the debate over its controversial data retention laws and address confusion over what metadata would be stored with a policy paper likely to be issued as early as Friday, according to sources.

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