Comments on: Data Retention in Ireland – what’s going on? http://www.eire.com/2003/data-retention-in-ireland-whats-going-on/ Government, Infrastructure, Business Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Phil http://www.eire.com/2003/data-retention-in-ireland-whats-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Phil Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=6#comment-399 The data retention policy is the result of EU directive 97/66 (as mentioned above). There's no secret conspiracy. There's no privacy issue with this, if you don't want anyone to read your email, just encrypt it.You cannot be compelled to hand over you keys (ala UK) and will only be compelled to decrypt an email if a court order mandates it. Having the ISP legally bound to retain your email is actually quite handy. If you ever have to dispurte with someone on the authenticity of an email you can get a court order to compel the ISP to release the mail. This helps everyone except ISPs who have to allocate storage for, and manage the archive. The data retention policy is the result of EU directive 97/66 (as mentioned above). There’s no secret conspiracy.

There’s no privacy issue with this, if you don’t want anyone to read your email, just encrypt it.You cannot be compelled to hand over you keys (ala UK) and will only be compelled to decrypt an email if a court order mandates it.

Having the ISP legally bound to retain your email is actually quite handy. If you ever have to dispurte with someone on the authenticity of an email you can get a court order to compel the ISP to release the mail. This helps everyone except ISPs who have to allocate storage for, and manage the archive.

]]> By: Antoin O Lachtnain http://www.eire.com/2003/data-retention-in-ireland-whats-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Antoin O Lachtnain Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=6#comment-400 'Phil' has his facts wrong. This is _not_ about the implementation of any EU Directive. Where in Directive 97/66 (<a href="http://www.spamlaws.com/docs/97-66-ec.pdf)does">http://www.spamlaws.com/docs/97-66-ec.pdf)does</a> it say that governments have to bring in a retention law? Cryptography won't protect you against the recording of information about who you are in contact with. The issue is a lot wider and more complex than you think, Phil. Wider consultation is necessary on this issue. Contact the minister now and let him know. ‘Phil’ has his facts wrong. This is _not_ about the implementation of any EU Directive. Where in Directive 97/66 (http://www.spamlaws.com/docs/97-66-ec.pdf)does it say that governments have to bring in a retention law?

Cryptography won’t protect you against the recording of information about who you are in contact with.

The issue is a lot wider and more complex than you think, Phil. Wider consultation is necessary on this issue. Contact the minister now and let him know.

]]> By: Malachy Murphy http://www.eire.com/2003/data-retention-in-ireland-whats-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Malachy Murphy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=6#comment-401 The implications of this proposed legislation are even wider than just tracking who you've been corresponding with on e-mail. If you look at what they're proposing to store it includes the location of the telecommunications device. With the increasing ability to pinpoint the location of a mobile handset this effectively becomes a system which records where you are at any point in time. In my opinion that's the most frightening element of what they're proposing to do. The implications of this proposed legislation are even wider than just tracking who you’ve been corresponding with on e-mail. If you look at what they’re proposing to store it includes the location of the telecommunications device. With the increasing ability to pinpoint the location of a mobile handset this effectively becomes a system which records where you are at any point in time. In my opinion that’s the most frightening element of what they’re proposing to do.

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