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UK Government Wins Villain of the Year

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-expect-you-to-die-mr.-bond dept.

Anonymous Cowpat writes "The BBC is reporting that the UK Government, or rather their six month presidency of the EU, has been awarded the Internet Villain of the Year award by the Internet Service Providers Association for being the driving force behind the new EU data retention laws. These require that ISPs and other telecomms providers keep records of the time\date & recipient of every communication made by their subscribers."

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  1. UK's not the only one by Meneth · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sweden's Minister of "Justice" has also been pushing for the retention laws.