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EC rubberstamps data retention directive
News The EU has given the final thumbs-up to a controversial data retention directive. While some member states had recommended data be stored for longer periods, the new legislation has drawn fire from privacy advocates who believe the directive is a...
[February 23, 2006, 9:05]
EU data-retention directive leaked
News A draft of the European Directive on data retention has been leaked, revealing that Brussels will be asking for all communications records to be held for a minimum of six months. The EU's plan for data retention will also necessitate the creation...
[August 2, 2005, 9:45]
Entertainment industry 'trying to hijack data retention directive'
Talkback great if that goes throught then you can call EU = stasi.It will be so popular among the people. So shall all post officers be allowed to read there letters too.bye bye freedom.
[November 24, 2005, 23:36]
Entertainment industry 'trying to hijack data retention directive'
News The data retention directive was proposed to fight terrorism. Cyber-rights groups have accused the entertainment industry of attempting to hijack the European Union's data retention legislation. CMBA sent a letter to Members of the European...
[November 24, 2005, 17:00]
EU data-retention directive leaked
Talkback So criminals and terrorists need to put even more effort into stealing and hi-jacking cellulars and PC's. Well, that will be hard to accomplish. Given the amount of vendor liability in that area. Sigh.
[August 2, 2005, 20:55]
EU data-retention directive leaked
Talkback The European Commission getting involved in making new unjustifiable IT laws that makes everyone miserable .yet again. When will they stop? Maybe when the US tells them to.
[August 2, 2005, 15:34]
Entertainment industry 'trying to hijack data retention directive'
Talkback Summing up the proposal. Please spend plenty of tax money and government resources while overhauling several civil rights so we can fill our pockets even more while killing present and future competition at the same time.
[November 29, 2005, 21:34]
Entertainment industry 'trying to hijack data retention directive'
Talkback If copyright infringement became a criminal offence then perhaps we'd see fines and punishments in line with reality. The million pound fine and 10 years in prison promised on those big signs in cinemas is a joke when you consider what people get...
[November 25, 2005, 7:56]
Digital rights group to fight data retention
News The data retention directive that the UK, Ireland and Sweden are trying to push into EU law would force all member countries to make telecommunications and ISPs save information about the use of their services by the public.
[September 12, 2005, 17:35]
ISPs, telcos and police voice fears over data retention cost
Talkback I was very interested to see your article on compliance: ‘ISPs, telcos and police voice fears over data retention cost'. As for the issue of cost for ISPs following this directive, the better informed ISPs will know that additional costs for...
[January 13, 2006, 15:17]
Clarke gets EC backing over data retention
News The European Commission has thrown its support behind Home Secretary Charles Clarke's data retention plans, calling for telecoms companies and ISPs to store details of all phone calls, text messages, faxes and email communications but not their...
[July 15, 2005, 10:00]
UK Government suffers data retention blow
News Their statement went on to say: "Where traffic data are to be retained in specific cases, there must therefore be a demonstrable need, the period of retention must be as short as possible and the practice must be clearly regulated by law, in a way...
[September 17, 2002, 12:30]
ISPs, telcos and police voice fears over data retention cost
News The data retention directive that the UK, Ireland and Sweden pushed into EU law last month would make it a requirement for telecommunications companies and ISPs to save information about customers' phone calls and electronic communications for up...
[January 13, 2006, 8:50]
MEP: Media industry must not infiltrate data retention laws
News As first reported by ZDNet UK last Thursday, the CMBA wants the scope of the Data Retention directive extended to cover all crimes, not just terrorism and other serious offences. Retention directive to cover copyright infringement.
[November 29, 2005, 13:25]
Internet data-retention law comes into force
News The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 require service providers to retain details of user internet access, email and internet telephony for 12 months. These regulations supercede the Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007...
[April 6, 2009, 16:37]
Phone-call logs to be stored for a year
News The Data Retention Regulations, which transpose most of the EU Data Retention Directive into UK law, were approved by the House of Lords on Tuesday and signed into law on Wednesday by Jacqui Smith. The Data Retention Regulations stipulate that...
[July 31, 2007, 13:23]
Bush lobbies EU to drop traffic data retention ban
News President Bush is calling for a change to the proposed EU directive on privacy and communications, to allow for the blanket retention of all traffic data for criminal investigations. In a letter to the Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, who...
[November 5, 2001, 13:04]
Gov't may track all UK Facebook traffic
News Home Office security minister Vernon Coaker said on Monday that the EU Data Retention Directive, under which ISPs must store communications data for 12 months, does not go far enough. Under the EU Data Retention Directive, from the 15 March, 2009...
[March 18, 2009, 13:25]
Home Secretary to push ahead with data retention law
News The data retention directive that the UK, Ireland and Sweden pushed into EU law last month means that telecommunications companies and ISPs will have to save information about customers' phone calls and electronic communications for up to two years.
[January 11, 2006, 13:55]
Internet industry slams villainous data retention
News During its presidency of the European Commission last year, the UK government drove forward the data retention directive. Sony's actions sparked calls for a boycott of the company last year, but it's understood that the judges were swayed by the...
[February 24, 2006, 11:05]
