Latest round of lobbying by senior police officers and security services suggests the measure will be resurrected in new investigatory powers bill A requirement that telecommunication firms retain the online browsing history,known in security and legal circles as a weblog, of their customers for a 12-month period was a key feature of the so-called snooper’s constitution that was blocked by Liberal Democrats in the final parliament.
The latest bout of lobbying by senior police officers for mandatory retention of internet connection records suggests it will now re-appear in the investigatory powers bill which is due to be published next week.
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Source: theguardian.com