EU rethinks data retention by ISP

mkpdavies · 06-12-2004, 10:56 PM

http://www.computerweekly.com/articl...earch=&nPage=1

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EU justice ministers are rethinking measures to force telecoms companies and ISPs to retain data for police forces to use in the fight against crime and terrorism.

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Last week EU justice and home affairs ministers debated plans to force electronic communications providers to retain information for up to three years

Terror used as an excuse once again to introduce more big brother. Just think how much more money companies will have to spend on strorage, and backup solutions to retain all this extra information. Guess who ultimately gets the bill.

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Despite last week's EU discussions and the willingness to explore another approach to the issues, the industry remains convinced that the current data retention proposal is unworkable. Ministers have referred the legislation back to experts and have set themselves a deadline of June 2005 to finalise new rules.

So this proposal will get steam rollered through anyway in 2005. The big open prison that is the EU is coming!

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