EDUCAUSE | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Data Retention Policies

Are universities protecting students from the RIAA?

ckeller — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:31:15 -0500

The author suggests that schools may be purposely not retaining IP logging data on students to protect them from copyright infringement lawsuits.

Virginia is for Longer Data Retention

drupal — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:42:36 -0600

"All Internet service providers should keep their subscribers' data for lengthier time periods in order to aid police prowling for criminals online, a task force organized by the Virginia state attorney general recommended this week."

Industry, others object to data retention

drupal — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:29:02 -0500

Internet providers and telecommunications companies expressed concern on Wednesday about the feasibility of recording Americans' online activities, a proposal that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has recently endorsed.

Your ISP as Net watchdog

drupal — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:21:33 -0500

This article reports on the U.S. Department of Justice exploration of data retention rules that could permit police to obtain records of e-mail, browsing or chat-room activity months after ISPs ordinarily would have deleted the logs. Data retention could aid criminal and terrorism prosecutions, but privacy worries and questions about the practicality of assembling massive databases of customer behavior could engender stiff opposition to the proposal.

Establishing data retention policies: Don't rush the process

drupal — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 17:07:38 -0500

All network administrators dread the repercussions of damaging e-mail or files left on network servers. But establishing an effective data retention policy requires careful planning. Here are some key issues to consider as you hammer out the details.