Lobbying by police ahead of investigatory powers bill suggests internet providers will be required to keep data for 12 months Powers to view the web browsing history of criminal suspects or missing people are likely to feature in the government’s surveillance legislation published next week.The investigatory powers bill is expected to reintroduce a requirement that telecommunication firms retain records of sites accessed by their users,known as weblogs, for a 12 month period – a key element of the “snooper’s constitution that was blocked by Liberal Democrats in the final parliament.[br]Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com