FC: U.K. Labour government backs 7-yr storage of email, phone calls

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 14:25:46 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Jei <jei () cc hut fi>
To: ukcrypto () chiark greenend org uk
Cc: politech () politechbot com
Subject: Labour supports email spy policy


More snooping to come
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/display_news.cfm?NewsID=1124

by Wendy Brewer
Friday, 18 May 2001

Labour supports email spy policy

The government is backing EU plans to extend the state's power to snoop at
private emails.

Under the proposals, all email communications will have to be retained by
ISPs for a seven-year period.

"Only people who have something to hide should be worried," said a
spokesperson at the Department of Trade and Industry. "The government will
only have cause to browse emails if they have their suspicions about a user.
They simply don't have the time or money to check every email sent."

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