Metadata: Australian government's data retention plans explained – video

The Australian government has come under fire from civil rights activists with its plans for data retention, but insists that security agencies need new powers of metadata acquisition to effectively keep Australians safe. Guardian reporter Paul Farrell breaks down the government's data retention bill with reference to security, the cost of the plans, the right to privacy, and just where bit-torrenters and illegal downloaders are likely to stand should the bill pass