Communications data is information generated about a communication. It includes the time and duration of a communication, the number or email address of the originator and recipient and sometimes the location of the device from which the communication was made. Communications data is distinct from communications content.
The legislation will require Communications Service Providers, when requested to do so, to retain and store communications records which they may not retain at present for t...
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