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UK: Announcement of government plans to retain internet usage in forthcoming Communications Data Bill

01 May 2008

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This is in addition to powers already adopted to retain communications data for phone-calls, faxes and mobile calls.

Communications Data Bill (pdf)

Revealed - Government plans to tap phone and internet use (Computer Weekly, link) See also: ‘Big Brother’ database for phones and e-mails (Times, link). For background: Statewatch Observatory: The surveillance of telecommunications in the EU (link)

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