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

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Sun May 20 2001 - 06:21:51 PDT

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    Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 14:25:46 +0300 (EET DST)
    From: Jei <jeiat_private>
    To: ukcryptoat_private
    Cc: politechat_private
    Subject: Labour supports email spy policy
    
    
    More snooping to come
    http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/display_news.cfm?NewsID=1124
    
    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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