Why Homeland Security May Contribute To The Pretexting Problem (Al Gonzo)

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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060924/192950.shtml

<<Of course, with Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez running around the country pushing data retention laws on everyone, you know that's not going to go over well. In fact, Matthew Lasar writes in to point out that Homeland Security, the FBI and the Department of Justice filed objections to any plan that would suggest telcos purge old records -- and, in fact, said that some phone companies should be required to keep records even longer. Of course, this isn't a new issue. For years, there has been an ongoing debate about how much information a company should keep, with governments often wanting more info available "just in case." However, this is a dangerous idea, as more data retention often hides the problem, by burying the important data under lots and lots of useless data. Requiring companies to keep more data longer only guarantees that it will eventually be misused.>>

Where is the 'leadership' going with this, when the foot soldiers are shouting that they are going the WRONG way!!!