New powers to access personal text, email and internet use
by Emma
The Home Office has launched a consultation paper seeking to require telephone and internet companies to keep details of personal text, email and internet traffic for a minimum of 12 months so it can be used in connection with criminal investigations and other threats to public safety.
The proposals will cover the retention of details of personal internet and text traffic but not content. The data will be available to public bodies. The impact on the internet and telephone industry will be significant in terms of the cost of storing of the data.
This measure is to bring into force a European directive covering the collection of personal data. The consultation is open until 31 October 2008.
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