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news.bbc.co.uk - 1/12/2009

BBC NEWS | UK | UK e-mail law 'attack on rights'

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Rules forcing internet companies to keep details of every e-mail sent in the UK are a waste of money and an attack on civil liberties, say critics. From March all internet service providers (ISPs) will by law have to keep information about every e-mail sent or received in the UK for a year. ...

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