The House of Lords has questioned how the government intends to make it law for UK ISPs to track and store their customers online activity for up to two years (data retention), which is an important part of the 'Communications Data Bill'.

Legal, technical and cost issues have dogged the government’s plans for some years now, yet the lengthy passage of time has so far failed to yield clarity on a number of issues. Richard Clayton, a Cambridge University security expert, explains it best:


ZDNet reports that the Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA) is still awaiting further information on the subject, while the Home Office declined to comment. We recently did an article on the subject too, which included feedback from several UK ISPs:

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/articles/08privacy/