Telcos and ISPs may have to keep logs for four years. A European Parliament anti-terrorism law to allow police to spy on phone and internet users has been slammed by civil liberties groups.. . .
Telcos and ISPs may have to keep logs for four years. A European Parliament anti-terrorism law to allow police to spy on phone and internet users has been slammed by civil liberties groups.

Ministers insisted that the measures were necessary to safeguard national security following the 11 September attacks.

Under the proposal, phone companies and internet service providers would have to keep logs of customer activity for up to four years.

A coalition of 40 civil liberties groups issued a joint statement warning that some of the proposed amendments could have "disastrous consequences for the most sensitive and confidential types of personal data".

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