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December 05, 2004

Mobile Carriers to Keep Text Message Records

So you send a text message - it is a private message from you to the person you send it to, right? Do you imagine that it is being stored on some telephone company's computer? Well, it may be. See this story from Korea...
textually.org writes: Mobile Carriers to Keep Text Message Records

Contradicting their previous position which was not to preserve text messages, The Korea Times reports today that wireless operators are coming around and will be keeping text message records - a move which came after the police and prosecution stressed the unique role telecommunications have had in the current investigation into cheating in the college entrance exam.

Posted by Richard Smith at December 5, 2004 05:11 PM