We have the same madness in the EU: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_data_retention#Data_retention_in_the_European_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/

We have the same madness in the EU: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_data_retention#Data_retention_in_the_European_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_data_retenti... "The Directive requires Member States to ensure that communications providers must retain, for a period of between 6 months and 2 years, necessary data as specified in the Directive * to trace and identify the source of a communication; * to trace and identify the destination of a communication; * to identify the date, time and duration of a communication; * to identify the type of communication; * to identify the communication device; * to identify the location of mobile communication equipment. The data is required to be available to competent national authorities in specific cases, "for the purpose of the investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crime, as defined by each Member State in its national law"." A wonderful case of "it's possible so let's do it, screw integrity".