I could be wrong but:
This appears to be retention based on regulation. It seems there is a desire
for an extension to the time limit currently in the Electronic Communication
Transactional Records Act (90 days). The article cites the EU as requiring
retention for 6 to 24 months.
The references to porno or terrorism would be the current reason for the
increased minimum retention period but would not be the basis for the
retention - user records of Internet service providers would be the basis.
Right now, the retention is necessary "if the government requests the ISP to
keep the records." But it may be that they are considering making this a
blanket requirement?
Pat
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Patricia C. Franks, Ph.D., CRM



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Subject: [RM] RAINdrip: "Internet" Data Retention Regulations being
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Okay, so I can sorta understand the intent of this concept and why they're
looking into it, but isn't this akin to scheduling e-mail as a record
series???

Businesses presently establish retention periods based on a combination of:

 laws, regulations and statutes
 business needs that may exceed those
 any potential historic, intrinsic or enduring value

But if this gets through the mill under the auspices of "protecting children
from pornographers and exploitation" and "keeping Americans safe from
terrorists", how will the legislation read to assign a retention period, and
what will the basis be, because it certainly won't be based on content.


http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/04/gonzales-pushes-data-retention
-to-help.php

http://news.com.com/ISP+snooping+gaining+support/2100-1028_3-6061187.html?ta
g=nl


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