The European Commission's Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media, wants communications recorded for a year. Citing the success police had in making arrests after the Madrid train bombings, Ms. Reding wants e-mail, phone calls, and other communication records retained for a period not to exceed one year, according to a Reuters report.
information economy of Europe. Her web site discusses priorities for the EU in fostering growth and jobs. In particular, she wants to see the promotion of secure high-speed broadband networks in Europe.
The initiative listed above denotes three priorities for the EU on the topic of the information economy:
- Creating an open single market for information society and media services
- Increase EU investment in research on information and communication technologies by 80 percent
- Promote an inclusive European information society David Utter is a staff writer for murdok covering technology and business. Email him
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