more on European Commission: data retention voice: 1 year and Internet 6 months

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: DV Henkel-Wallace <gumby () henkel-wallace org>
Date: September 22, 2005 12:27:11 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] European Commission: data retention voice: 1 year  
and Internet 6 months


On Sep 22, 2005, at 06:45 , David Farber wrote:


> From: Hendrik Rood <Hendrik.Rood () Stratix nl>
> Date: September 22, 2005 9:24:53 AM EDT
>
> http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/ 
> 05/1167&form%20at=HTML
>
> "This proposal is a very balanced and constructive one, which takes  
> account of the fundamental rights to security, to a private life  
> and protection of personal data, as well as different interests, in  
> particular those of law enforcement authorities and communication  
> providers", said Vice President of the Commission Franco Frattini,  
> responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security.

I find this development fascinating.  When I lived in France I was  
initially annoyed that I could not get an itemised telephone bill  
although I was ultimately able to pay extra to get all but the last  
four digits.  The explanation I was given (independently by several  
technically-savvy people, not by France Telecom) was that the phone  
company was _forbidden_ from storing this info once the connection  
was made and billing record generated because such info had been  
misused in the '30s and '40s for, umm, political ends.

Interesting if this concern is now being casually swept away.

-d




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