Comments on: Digital Rights Ireland challenges the government http://www.tomrafteryit.net/digital-rights-ireland-challenges-the-government/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:29:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/digital-rights-ireland-challenges-the-government/#comment-20354 Tom Raftery Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:51:13 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/digital-rights-ireland-challenges-the-government/#comment-20354 Michael, in both of the cases you refer to the records were requested within a couple of weeks (in the Holohan case, days) of the act. There is absolutely no justification for requiring the telcos to hold the records for three years. And in either of those cases a judge would have granted a court order in a heartbeat. So I firmly believe there is no justification for either forcing the telcos to keep the info for that long nor is there justification for allowing the Gardaí unfettered access to it. Michael,

in both of the cases you refer to the records were requested within a couple of weeks (in the Holohan case, days) of the act. There is absolutely no justification for requiring the telcos to hold the records for three years.

And in either of those cases a judge would have granted a court order in a heartbeat.

So I firmly believe there is no justification for either forcing the telcos to keep the info for that long nor is there justification for allowing the Gardaí unfettered access to it.

]]> By: Michael B http://www.tomrafteryit.net/digital-rights-ireland-challenges-the-government/#comment-20351 Michael B Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:14:03 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/digital-rights-ireland-challenges-the-government/#comment-20351 Sorry Tom. Can't agree with you on this one. What about the key role mobile phone location info played in tracking the Enniskillen bombers and in the Robert Holohan case? Surely if you're worried about your civil liberties you can just but a prepaid phone from a supermarket and not register ownership details? Sorry Tom. Can’t agree with you on this one. What about the key role mobile phone location info played in tracking the Enniskillen bombers and in the Robert Holohan case? Surely if you’re worried about your civil liberties you can just but a prepaid phone from a supermarket and not register ownership details?

]]> By: Mark Guinn http://www.tomrafteryit.net/digital-rights-ireland-challenges-the-government/#comment-20344 Mark Guinn Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:04:05 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/digital-rights-ireland-challenges-the-government/#comment-20344 Wow. That's scary stuff, even for those of us who don't live in Ireland. At least your government tells you they're spying on you. :) Wow. That’s scary stuff, even for those of us who don’t live in Ireland. At least your government tells you they’re spying on you. :)

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