Data retention directive
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The Data Retention Directive would compel communications service providers routinely to capture and archive information detailing the telephone calls, web surfing, e-mail messages and other communications of their users.
The vote on the final resolution was adopted in the European Parliament by 378 votes in favour to 197 against, with 30 abstentions. The bill now passes to the Council Of Ministers who are expected to pass it in its current form.
[edit] Summary of issues with the directive
The proposal to retain traffic data will reveal who has been calling and e-mailing whom, what websites people have visited and even where they were with their mobile phones. Telephone companies and internet services providers would be ordered to store all traffic data of their customers. Police and intelligence agencies in Europe would be granted access the traffic data. Various, competing proposals in Brussels mention retention periods from 6 months up to four years.
The gathered data can be made available without special warrants, and without limit to certain types of crime. There will be no independent evaluation, and no extra privacy and no specific security safeguards. The data will be retained for periods ranging from 6 months up to any duration a member state can convince the Commission of.
[edit] Action you can do to help
Sign the stopdataretention petition.
