In message <000501c49b1e$97190520$6e3468d5@com>, at 13:21:49 on Wed, 15
Sep 2004, Ian Welton <[log in to unmask]> writes
>A 'just in case' the police loose prosecution evidence, hardly seems
>sufficient justification for organisations to retain the data.
But it happens regularly, I'm told, and the courts apparently take a dim
view of being told that evidence has been destroyed by the original
holder, that destruction being despite the holder knowing that the data
was of interest to the police. Lots of people out there (on the Law
enforcement/justice side) don't understand why it's such a big deal to
keep data for (say) two years.
>What affect does retaining everything for ever have?
Cost. Loss of privacy.
--
Roland Perry
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