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BillieTheBot
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ok, bit of an odd question here. i doubt anyone will know the answer.
i have a mobile phone and have had the same O2 number on contract for jeeeezze, 5/6 years now?
if i was to end my contract now and no longer use this number, how long would O2 keep my call/text history for?
also, how long would O2/BT/other phone firms keep theirs for? as in, calls received from my phone.
i have a mobile phone and have had the same O2 number on contract for jeeeezze, 5/6 years now?
if i was to end my contract now and no longer use this number, how long would O2 keep my call/text history for?
also, how long would O2/BT/other phone firms keep theirs for? as in, calls received from my phone.
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"In the context of the criminal law, the Anti Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Part 11 provides a lengthy code of practice for voluntary retention of communications data.
To provide security services with a reliable log of mobile and fixed phone calls, telecommunication companies must keep telephone call logs for one year"
That's voluntary retention, so there would seem to be no obligation otherwise, and I would guess under data protection you could ask for your details to be removed after you leave.
I'm not sure, I only know because the police have one of my old mobiles and they said they could keep the records. But I don't know for how long. (I know you didn't mention the police, just adding it incase other people are reading)
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