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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Another media hyped story. Phone companies have always kept records, all they have done now is put a legal time limit on it.

Keeping records is one thing and of course we knew that phone companies kept records. But that is a far cry from keeping the actual content of text messages and phone calls.

“The Home Office said the content of the calls and text would not be read and insisted the move was vital to tackle serious crime and terrorism.”
Meaning that they could be read if the desire was there.