[LINK] UK government plans to log every call, text and email

[David Boxall]

<http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2223898/uk-government-plans-log-every-web-email>
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> The Home office has issued a consultation paper 
> <http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-2008-transposition?view=Binary> 
> for a new law that would force phone companies, ISPs and network 
> operators to record and store every phone call, web page request and 
> text message.
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> The information would have to be stored for 12 months by service 
> providers and would be searchable by a wide variety of organisations, 
> including local councils, health authorities, and even Ofsted and the 
> Post Office.
>
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