"62 per cent of respondents to its survey believe that retaining more data for longer will create security risks
And of the 38% who don't believe retaining data will create security risks, how many believe they have fairies at the bottom of their garden?
The more I think about this scheme, the harder it is to see any upside. Against the costs, risks to personal privacy and risk of administrative overreach is offset what? Where the claimed benefits are not vague, they have been specious.