Telstra customers gain access to own metadata from next month
From April 1, Telstra customers will be able to access metadata that the telco is keeping on them for a fee that is expected to begin at AU$25.
"We believe that if the police can ask for information relating to you, you should be able to as well," Telstra said in its announcement.
Users will be able to lodge metadata requests via an online form, with costs depending on the size of the request. Telstra said that a "simple" request will cost AU$25, with larger requests to be billed on a per-hour basis. "This is the same practice of cost recovery that is applied to requests from law-enforcement agencies," the telco said.
