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==Inhibitors:==
==Inhibitors:==
* public opposition
* high costs
* opposition from ISPs
* ability to secure data


==Paradigms:==
==Paradigms:==

Revision as of 22:21, 5 March 2007

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Description:

Enablers:

Inhibitors:

  • public opposition
  • high costs
  • opposition from ISPs
  • ability to secure data

Paradigms:

Experts:

Timing:

June 2005
Justice Department officials quietly propose data retention rules.
December 2005
European Parliament votes for data retention of up to two years.
April 14, 2006
Data retention proposals surface in Colorado and the U.S. Congress.
April 20, 2006
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says data retention "must be addressed."
April 28, 2006
Democrat proposes data retention amendment, followed by a Republican.
May 26, 2006
Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller pressure Internet and telecom companies.
September 26, 2006
Politicians suggest that Web hosts and registrars might have to comply. Search engines are also mentioned.
January 18, 2007
Gonzales says administration will ask Congress for new laws.
February 6, 2007
Republicans introduce mandatory data retention "Safety Act."

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