What do we know about Communications Data Bill?

[Roland Perry]

In article <482B60D5.9010503@batten.eu.org>, Ian G Batten
<igb@batten.eu.org> writes
>  Communications data bill
>  New procedures for gathering and retaining data from internet
>  service providers and phone companies for the purposes of
>  investigating serious crime and terrorism. Incorporates EU directive
>  on data gathering into UK law.
>  Covers: Whole of UK.

I presume they mean the Data Retention Directive at:

<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2006/l_105/l_105
20060413en00540063.pdf>

Currently the UK has an article 15(3) postponement of its application to
Internet data (see page 8).

A good summary of the Data Retention landscape is available at:

http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/pdfs/dataretention.pdf
-- 
Roland Perry