A number of law enforcement groups are lobbying Congress to add provisions to a bill revamping the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act that would require wireless carriers to archive text messages for as long as two years. There may be reasons for companies to archive messages — but simply functioning as a record-keeping arm for law enforcement is not one of them, privacy advocates maintain. The law-enforcement groups want Congress to consider the SMS retention requirement during discussions over the revamp of the 1986 law, a version of which cleared the Senate Judiciary committee two weeks ago.
Loading ...
Cops Seek Law Requiring 2-Year SMS Storage
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. December 10, 2012 07:00 AMA number of law enforcement groups are lobbying Congress to add provisions to a bill revamping the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act that would require wireless carriers to archive text messages for as long as two years. There may be reasons for companies to archive messages — but simply functioning as a record-keeping arm for law enforcement is not one of them, privacy advocates maintain. The law-enforcement groups want Congress to consider the SMS retention requirement during discussions over the revamp of the 1986 law, a version of which cleared the Senate Judiciary committee two weeks ago.