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What information were Internet service providers asked to store under the proposed cybercrime treaty?
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Under the preliminary international treaty on computer crime drafted in 1996 by the Council of Europe and other nations, Internet service providers (ISPs) were required to store information regarding their customers' transactions.1
The treaty further stipulated that ISPs must provide this stored information to authorities upon demand. These provisions faced immediate protest from civil libertarian groups concerned about privacy and surveillance.1