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Telecoms firms face calls to store customer data in fresh anti-terror drive

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By John Glenday, Reporter

July 7, 2014 | 1 min read

Telecoms firms face the prospect of being forced to log detail of all customer phone calls, text messages and internet activity in a fresh anti-terror drive by government ministers.

A cross party group of MPs are drafting emergency anti-terror laws amidst growing fears around the threat posed by British Muslims travelling overseas to fight for terrorist organisations in Iraq and Syria.

New legislation could be passed as early as this week, although both the Liberal Democrats and Labour have said that they will block any attempts to enact a so-called ‘snoopers charter’.

This draft communications data bill called for all UK internet providers and mobile phone companies to store records of people’s interactions for a period of 12 months, although the actual content of messages would not be recorded.

The blanket legislation would have encompassed all communications from social media, internet browsing, voice calls and text messaging.

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