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Intelligence agencies want telecom operators to retain customers' data for 12 months |
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Monday, 28 February 2011 |
Intelligence agencies want the telecom department to issue new rules making it mandatory for all mobile phone companies and internet service providers to retain their customers’ online data for a minimum period of 12 months, raising privacy concerns. Currently, all telephone records including call and text message details are stored by mobile phone companies for six months.
Regarding internet, the home ministry has asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to ensure that both mobile operators as well as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) store all details of email communications. These include the email addresses from where the online communication is sent, the receiving ID, the subject of the mail, attachment name and type, the other recipients who are marked on the same mail and similar details of the replies to the online communication. – The Economic Times
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