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[ NNSquad ] Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All!
Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All!
http://j.mp/o89qXS (Wired)
"The single-page Department of Justice document, "Retention Periods of
Major Cellular Service Providers," (.pdf) is a guide for law
enforcement agencies looking to get information - like customer IP
addresses, call logs, text messages and web surfing habits - out of
U.S. telecom companies, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon."
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Of course, the federal government is pushing for laws that would
likely result in forced retention of much of this data for prolonged
periods.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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