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A new law means data from mobile phones and landlines must be kept for a year and made available to government agencies, including the police.

By Nicole Kobie

published 1 October 2007

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Nicole Kobie

Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.

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