Ursa Majoris Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Or you soon will be. Check this out: EU Demands Service Providers Retain Internet and Phone RecordsThe European Union (EU) Parliament, as part of an anti-terrorism and anti-crime initiative, has approved a Directive that requires service providers to retain records of all Internet messages and telephone calls they handle. Similar action is likely in the U.S. Details of the Directive The services included in the Directive include fixed network telephony, mobile telephony, Internet access, Internet e-mail, and Internet telephony providers. Affected providers must make records of all e-mail messages, phone calls, faxes, and text messages available to their national authorities for up to two years. The information to be kept includes data necessary to identify: The source of a communication. The communication's destination. The communication's date, time, and duration. The type of communication. The user's communication equipment or what purports to be their equipment. The location of mobile equipment. Communication industry groups have been strongly opposed to these measures because they will be costly and ineffective... I can't provide the link because this is proprietary. You can take it as read it is for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 nice. I'm sure they are already doing that for big W, we just dont know it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 nice. I'm sure they are already doing that for big W, we just dont know it yet 1287765[/snapback] And the media won't report it for a year so it doesn't interfere with the upcoming elections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I thought for sure this thread was going to be about Big John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 I wonder if the EU politicos have any idea what amount of disk space this is going to require? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I thought for sure this thread was going to be about Big John. 1287778[/snapback] Why would you think that? Oh, Hi Big John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I wonder if the EU politicos have any idea what amount of disk space this is going to require? 1287817[/snapback] Didn't they recently buy up all the leftover 5.25 floppies from the Dollar Stores throughout the US and Canada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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