UK details new laws to retain users’ internet and phone activity
Remember when the EU was told by the European Court of Justice that its policy of requiring telecom companies to record everyone’s web and phone activity was illegal? As expected, David Cameron has announced that he’ll pass emergency legislation that’ll restore this requirement, at least in the UK. The action has been taken since telecoms networks and ISPs were about to begin deleting the data, which the government believes will harm serious criminal investigations into sexual exploitation and counter-terrorism. The law, however, is designed to expire in 2016, offering a two-year window in which to properly debate and create a new policy in this area — part of which will involve the creation of an independent oversight panel to monitor privacy infringements.
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Source: GOV.uk
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