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

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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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