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

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Please not remark by government representative , sound familiar djf


> Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 09:21:51 -0400
> From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
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> Background: http://www.politechbot.com/p-02035.html
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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
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>
> More snooping to come
> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/display_news.cfm?NewsID=1124
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> 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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