Tapping and Data Retention in Ultrafast Communication Networks
| Main Author: | Custers, Bart; Tilburg University |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
International Association of IT Lawyers
, 2009
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| Online Access: |
http://www.jiclt.com/index.php/jiclt/article/view/46 http://www.jiclt.com/index.php/jiclt/article/view/46/45 |
Daftar Isi:
- In the fight against crime and terrorism, many governments are gatheringcommunication data in order to gain insight into methods and activities of suspects and potentialsuspects. Tapping, or wiretapping, has been used for a long time and nowadays most countries areextending this to data retention, i.e., large-scale storage of various kinds of data available oncommunications. At the same time, however, efforts are being made in the field of technology todevelop a new generation of communication networks, based on ultrafast optical and wirelesscommunication. This is likely to result in a significant increase in the speed and volume ofinformation transfer on communication networks such as the Internet. These increasing amounts ofinformation require increasing storage and analysis capacity, for which automated solutions arebeing developed. In this contribution, the way in which these technological developments influencethe possibilities of tapping and data retention is discussed and some suggestions are made on how todeal with this.