Hej, I don't know to which extend already details about upcoming details on data retention in European countries != Germany hav been posted here. I just found this on the Internet: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/government-black-boxes-will-c... http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/British-government-will-reportedly-record... "[..]Government circles are considering the use of a black box technology to monitor email messages and web access on a grand scale.[..]" So: logging of *content* will be likely. "[..]According to them, the black boxes will be secure and won't require any direct input from ISPs. Many smaller ISPs, it is said, would be unaffected by the black boxes, because these would be installed upstream on the network.[..]" I read this as: the government wants to log, but does not trust the ISPs to do the job, and possibly they do not even want to disclose what they are actually logging. If I interpret these correctly, this law is coming into effect beginning of next year. Are there more news? What about France, Spain, the Netherlands? -- Lexi -- Jhvk.-Hcofmn. Kqph Vhnqchjhb, Kqlmgqmqhwl orqm HZ-Bhwlqmlqhz Marn: LW 8325, Lfqkjqmkhcbzm. 3, Bhqxqc, Zqk: +49-271-740-2408 | Lagq crc, awl! Vlhkfbfvlhq, Yrmhbzqmqh rcj Nqjhthc, | Rcj kqhjqm arwl Zlqfkfxhq! Jrmwlarb bzrjhqmz, nhz lqhbbqn Gqnrqlc. | Ja bzql hwl crc, hwl amnqm Zfm! Rcj ghc bf ukrx akb ihq trsfm; ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE