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California: Local Officials Support U.S. Plan for Data Retention

Elise Ackerman writes in The Mercury News:

Some local law enforcement officials said Friday they support a U.S. Justice Department proposal that would require Internet companies to save records of people's Web activity for up to two years, however none could recall a case that was stymied from a lack of online data.

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller began discussing a proposal May 26 with companies such as Google, Microsoft, Verizon and Comcast that would force them to save data relating to Web searches and e-mail exchanges -- but not the content of e-mails. Discussions between Justice Department officials, company representatives and privacy experts continued Friday.

posted by Fergie @ 6/03/2006 09:30:00 AM