Data Retention Countdown Begins

The Data Retention Directive has been published in the Official Journal. (You can download a copy of the directive here in PDF format.)
This means that “the clock” has started ticking …. Over the next few months ISPs and other vested interests will be doing their utmost to make sense of the text and see what impact it will have on their business
What bothers me about all this is that there are a large number of Irish hosting “companies” who seem to think that this kind of legislation does not apply to them as they do not either own hardware or manage their network – preferring instead to use cheap servers based in the US.
Sorry boys – but the minister will probably be contacting you all about this too.