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Source: CNET
AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers would be required to record and store information about Americans' private text messages for at least two years, according to a proposal that police have submitted to the U.S. Congress.
CNET has learned a constellation of law enforcement groups has asked the U.S. Senate to require that wireless companies retain that information, warning that the lack of a current federal requirement "can hinder law enforcement investigations."
They want an SMS retention requirement to be "considered" during congressional discussions over updating a 1986 privacy law for the cloud computing era -- a move that could complicate debate over the measure and erode support for it among civil libertarians.
... Chuck DeWitt, a spokesman for the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association, which represents the 63 largest U.S. police forces including New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago, said "all such records should be retained for two years." Some providers, like Verizon, retain the contents of SMS messages for a brief period of time, while others like T-Mobile do not store them at all.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57556704-38/cops-to-congress-we-need-logs-of-americans-text-messages/
Mr.Bill
(24,294 posts)I just hope they never need to see all my internet posts.
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)When checking cell messages, I would frequently hear a month-long set of messages I had received and deleted.
Just blocks of messages, all within some random month - maybe a year old.
I then got service under a friend's account and it stopped.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)of messages and encrypted transmission to your terminal or mobile device
Baitball Blogger
(46,715 posts)Teenagers and college kids are taking out their revenge.