10/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - German Liberal MEP Alexander Alvaro, EP rapporteur on data retention in telecommunications, has welcomed the compromise that seems to be emerging among European Parliament political groups on a number of data protection issues, like costs, length of time information can be retained (upon request from Conservatives and Socialists, six to twelve months is being suggested, explains Alvaro in a press release). One controversial issue still remains - whether the...