Yep! I think I remember when I signed up with my current ISP reading in their EULA that they would keep all your data for 2 years, and this was long before this became mandatory.
Government agencies pushing for longer mandatory metadata retention July 16, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/technol...shing-for-longer-mandatory-metadata-retention
Optus gained exemption to store metadata unencrypted Use of legacy applications allow Optus to seek an exemption from the rules July 16, 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/optus-gained-exemption-to-store-metadata-unencrypted/
Data retention costs Australian telcos upwards of AU$210 million to date https://www.zdnet.com/article/data-...lian-telcos-upwards-of-au210-million-to-date/
Think your metadata is only visible to national security agencies? Think again https://techxplore.com/news/2019-08-metadata-visible-national-agencies.html
Home Affairs still the 'baddest' at handling Australian stored communications https://www.zdnet.com/article/home-...at-handling-australian-stored-communications/
NSW Police request telco data from 14 years ago September 18, 2019 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-police-request-telco-data-from-14-years-ago-531144
Cops are getting full URLs under Australia's data retention scheme February 7, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/cops-are-getting-full-urls-under-australias-data-retention-scheme/
Loophole in metadata retention laws could leak Aussie data https://www.news.com.au/technology/...a/news-story/17026b3f48487d1d906a40438a46c60a