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Secret Irish Data Repository Uncovered

Posted by timothy on from the pot-of-data dept.

topgold writes "During an initial public meeting yesterday, the Irish Justice Ministry revealed that for nearly a year, the Irish government has mandated all telecommunications operators store traffic information from every landline, fax and mobile phone call for at least three years. Irish Times journalist Karlin Lillington offers insights regarding this secret data retention regime in several national newspaper columns. A considerable citizen reaction is at the boiling point, stoked by a civil liberties discussion board and the rejuvenation of the Electronic Freedom Ireland citizen group. By law, the Irish government can deep-six any Cabinet discussions related to the 'deliberative process' and since this decision to retain phone records happened at Cabinet level, it could have remained hidden for more than five years."

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  1. Re:Every line? by Lynn+Benfield · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Too much Dukes of Hazzard?

  2. Re:Every line? by jaavaaguru · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Haha. I've not seen Dukes of Hazard for a long time. I keep waiting for it to turn up on UK Gold, but then I spend far too much time on here to watch TV these days.

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  3. Prediction by JPelorat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Somehow, someone will manage to find a way to blame the US for this.

    It's the Slashdot Standard Reaction, so lets get busy!

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  4. Re:What were the techies doing? by Planesdragon · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Hell during the crusades it was fashionable for people to walk around with blood past the elbows.

    The crusades were a war; valor in war was widely respected by those taking place in the war, be it Europeans trying to carve out kingdoms in the holy land or Native North Americans feuding amongst their own tribes.

    They were just making the world a better place!

    Odd that you pick the Crusades as an example of "a bad war," when they were started because of pilgrims being killed in the Holy Land--and the miliary strucutre was only there because Muslims tried to conquer Europe first.

  5. .ie, MSIE, no privacy. Coincidence? I think not! by novakreo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know if it's just me, but whenever I see .ie I think of Internet Explorer. No wonder they have such a big privacy problem.

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