An article I read about this stated the request was to retain data for the
one day of the incidents only.
Ian W.
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From: "Tony Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:38 PM
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> Thought people might be interested in this. It is from the lawzone
website.
>
> Tony Smith
>
>
> Eversheds e80
>
> The e-news service from Eversheds - Business Lawyers in Europe
>
> e-mail retention following terrorist attack
>
> The ISPA (Internet Service Providers Asociation) have confirmed to us
today
> that they were asked by the UK's National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) to
> request all of their members to preserve existing communications data held
> on their systems to assist with investigations into the US terrorist
> attack.
>
> The NHTCU has confirmed to ISPA that any data preserved and retained as a
> result of this request will only be accessed in accordance with specific
> lawful authority. The request refers only to "communications data", such
as
> logs of e-mail sent and received. All requests for e-mail will still
> require interception warrants.
>
> ISPA has been informed that the Information Commissioner's office believes
> that "the request from the NHTCU is lawful and and proportionate in the
> circumstances. As there is provison in the Data Protection Act for
> anything which affects national security which would probably be
applicable
> now considering the circumstances." There may however be a need for
> specific advice in individual circumstances.
>
> e80 readers will be aware that there is an ongoing debate and some
> confusion as to the time period that ISPs are liable to retain e-mails and
> we will return to this again on e80.
>
> David Comrie
> Eversheds
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