Blog: William McKnight: Archiving strategies and data life cycle concerns just became very important

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Archiving strategies and data life cycle concerns just became very important

E-week reports that the European Union has passed a contentious data-retention directive that requires all telephone and Internet traffic to be logged and stored for between six months and two years in order to help combat organized crime and terrorism.

Data to be retained include both incoming and outgoing phone numbers, how long calls last, and the location of calls, for both successful calls and those that get dropped. Also covered are IP addresses for SMS and Internet activity, as well as login and logoff times.

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