London attacks prompt EU to prioritize data retention
Simon Taylor writes in InfoWorld:
The European Commission intends to accelerate plans to put forward new rules requiring telephone and Internet operators to store data for law enforcement agencies in the wake of the terrorist bombings in London on Thursday, a senior official said Friday. But the new plan would cut the time data had to be stored to a maximum of nine months compared to one year in an earlier proposal.
Jonathan Faull, director general of the EC's justice, freedom and security department, said on Friday that it would present a proposal for data retention "as soon as possible". The proposed directive would require telecommunications operators and Internet service providers to collect and store a wide range of data for a given period so that law enforcement agencies could check the records in investigations into terrorist activities. Another Commission official, who requested anonymity and is close to the subject, said: "We can't afford not to be visible on this".
posted by Fergie @ 7/08/2005 01:02:00 PM
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