According to Politechbot Dutch Internet providers say "no" to data retention proposals:
In a letter to the European Commission and the European Parliament the ISPs stress several objections to the current proposals on data retention. First, there is no conclusive European Research on the usefulness or necessity of data retention. The Dutch Study of the Erasmus University on this subject has only proven that the current retention periods handled by ISPs for company purposes, are at least sufficient for requests of law enforcement agencies.
Another point of concern is the reimbursement of cost for the providers. Although the Commission's proposal is mentioning reimbursement, the Dutch ISPs know from experience that the reimbursement fees as issued by the Dutch government will be extremely minimal. The providers themselves have for instance paid the cost for implementation of legal interception software and equipment. So far, the Dutch government has not been willing to allow for reimbursement of these cost, not even partial, despite promises in the past.
Excellent, I'm glad to see Dutch ISPs weighing in on this issue. I've been opposed to this horrible data retention scheme, both as an individual and via my own publication The Multiracial Activist, for several years now.
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