[privacy] ISPs, Telcos Object to Data Retention

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via C|Net News.

[snip]

Internet providers and telecommunications companies expressed concern on Wednesday about the feasibility of recording 
Americans' online activities, a proposal that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has recently endorsed.

In a meeting Friday first reported by CNET News.com, Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller said the war on terror 
would be aided by two years' worth of data retention, a requirement industry representatives say would be accompanied 
by technical, security and privacy challenges.

"We have real reservations about data retention requirements because of the security and privacy risks attached to it," 
said Mark Uncapher, senior vice president of the Information Technology Association of America. ITAA's board members 
include representatives of AT&T, Sybase, Fujitsu and Unisys.

[snip]

More here:
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6078689.html

- ferg


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