FC: U.K. government asks Net providers to record, store all data

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Fri Sep 14 2001 - 14:45:13 PDT

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    LONDON (AP) British authorities have asked all phone companies and Internet 
    service providers to preserve communications data stored Tuesday in case 
    they contain important clues to the identity of the terrorists who attacked 
    Washington and New York.
    The National High-Tech Crime Unit, set up earlier this year to fight crime 
    related to information technology, said data stored Tuesday may hold vital 
    evidence about those responsible for the devastating attacks on the World 
    Trade Center and Pentagon.
    ``By working swiftly to contact the communications service providers in the 
    U.K., I hope that we will be able to offer valuable assistance to U.S. 
    authorities in investigating the appalling events of recent days,'' said 
    Detective Chief Superintendent Len Hynds, head of the London-based unit.
    [...]
    
    
    
    
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