1984 on its way

“Tuesday, 20 August, 2002, 10:30 GMT 11:30 UK Privacy fears over EU snooping plans Your online life could be visible to a lot of organisations

The records of who you contact via phone, web, fax or mobile could soon be stored for years under a proposal drafted by European governments.

If passed, the law would force anyone providing communication services to keep records for at least a year of what customers have been doing.

The records would be available to police forces across the European Union investigating almost any crime.” [More…]