Data retention is now the law, and virtual private networks (VPNs) are quickly becoming more popular than ever with Australians, CNet reports. Australian internet users are flocking to VPNs in droves, with one major provider seeing a 500 percent increase in VPN subscriptions for the Australian market. “The massive uptick in VPN usage comes off the back of a number of major changes in the way Australians are tracked online, including the passage of mandatory data retention legislation and a major Federal Court ruling granting rights holders access to the personal information of individual pirates in order to pursue legal action,” the report states. Meanwhile, ABC reports police are cautioning parents about an app that allows them to monitor their teens online.
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