The MPs ’s Science and Technology Committee has said that government plans to force internet service providers to store everyone’s Service providers, such as BT and Sky, are concerned about the cost of storing internet records for 12 months, something they do not routinely do at the moment. internet activity are vague and confusing. Under the draft Investigatory Powers Bill, the police and security services would have access to the names of sites that a user had visited over the course of last year without needing a warrant. The Committee however argues that these requirements are confusing and warns that the situation might lead to a rise in hacking. The government has already tried to allay fears, arguing that the security forces will not have access to the individual pages visited, just the domain names. Internet service providers have however warned that separating out this data might not be possible. The The Home Office ’s chairperson, Theresa May , commented: “The bill was intended to provide clarity to the industry, but the current draft contains very broad and ambiguous definitions of internet connection records (ICRs), which are confusing communications providers.” Science and Technology Committee has said that it will study the comments.
The MPs ’s Science and Technology Committee has said that government plans to force internet service providers to store everyone’s internet activity are vague and confusing. Under the draft Investigatory Powers Bill, the police and security services would have access to the names of sites that a user had visited over the course of last year without needing a warrant. The Committee however argues that these requirements are confusing and warns that the situation might lead to a rise in hacking. The government has already tried to allay fears, arguing that the security forces will not have access to the individual pages visited, just the domain names. Internet service providers have however warned that separating out this data might not be possible. The The Home Office ’s chairperson, Theresa May , commented: “The bill was intended to provide clarity to the industry, but the current draft contains very broad and ambiguous definitions of internet connection records (ICRs), which are confusing communications providers.” Science and Technology Committee has said that it will study the comments.