[FYI] (Fwd) FC: U.K. Labour government backs 7-yr storage of email,

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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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


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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