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by tardy_one 700 days ago
Who was the data being kept for?
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weberer 699 days ago
Likely the NSA

https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-...

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JohnMakin 700 days ago
ATT did not answer this question. I would expect them to keep phone records going back a ways, but 2022 seems pretty far. I'd guess for law enforcement.
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throwaway81523 700 days ago
I think there is a requirement to keep them 18 months. Any reasons to keep them in bulk for longer than that are probably bad.
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