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Wed 02 Feb 2009Phone, internet use details now to be kept for two years
THE GOVERNMENT has agreed to amend key Irish legislation that enables the Garda to investigate serious criminals, after losing a test case at Europe’s highest court.
Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said yesterday he would introduce new European legislation, requiring telephone operators to store details of all phone calls made for two years, rather than the three years currently mandated under Irish legislation.
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