Authorities, Tech Companies Square off on Data Retention Proposal
Authorities, Tech Companies Square off on Data Retention Proposal
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez's shift of focus from prevention of
child pornography to prevention of terrorism may garner more public support for
his intention to pursue a proposal that would require ISPs and perhaps other
companies to retain records of customers' online activities. However, one
executive said the tech industry would likely oppose any iteration of the
proposal on privacy, financial and technical grounds. The logistics of storing
such data and turning it over to authorities lawfully are a slippery slope that
has Google and others that have already tangled with government agencies on the
privacy issue concerned. Gonzalez may be modeling his proposal on the EU Data
Retention Directive, which requires companies to store data about communications
traffic (not the content itself) for two years and surrender it to authorities
upon request.
posted by Victor Lloyd Smith @ 8:30 PM
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