I think this article is overrated.
In Europe we already keep dynamic to customer identification track records. I believe in general and worldwide this record tracking is mandatory.
This identification information is available to law enforcing agencies after a judicial order of release, and only that way.
What we do not keep is what customers traffic actually is, I this I believe none, nowhere is doing and would be a flagrant violation of privacy.
Even WiFi hot spots are required, and if not would be required to, keep identification records. Check London act for instance.
So what exactly as changed with this new act ? The name ? Dismissal of judicial/ court order ?
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