Declan McCullagh
news.cnet.com
March 19, 2013
AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers would be
required to capture and store Americans’ confidential text messages, according
to a proposal that will be presented to a congressional panel today.
The law enforcement proposal would require wireless providers to record and
store customers’ SMS messages — a controversial idea akin to requiring them to
surreptitiously record audio of their customers’ phone calls — in case police
decide to obtain them at some point in the future.
“Billions of texts are sent every day, and some surely contain key evidence
about criminal activity,” Richard Littlehale from the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation will tell Congress, according to a copy (PDF) of his prepared
remarks. “In some cases, this means that critical evidence is lost. Text
messaging often plays a big role in investigations related to domestic violence,
stalking, menacing, drug trafficking, and weapons trafficking.”
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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