Internet 'tax' may fund new spy laws

By Matthew Knott
Updated July 30 2014 - 2:13pm, first published 3:00am
Critics of the mandatory data retention proposal say consumers will end up paying for it. Photo: Mayu Kanamori
Critics of the mandatory data retention proposal say consumers will end up paying for it. Photo: Mayu Kanamori
Critics of the mandatory data retention proposal say consumers will end up paying for it. Photo: Pawel Kopczynski
Critics of the mandatory data retention proposal say consumers will end up paying for it. Photo: Pawel Kopczynski

Phone and internet customers could face a ''surveillance tax'' of up to $100 a year if the federal government implements a scheme requiring companies to store customer data for two years, the telecommunications sector warns.

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