

Location data from your cell phone can make it easy to get directions or locate the closest coffee shop. "Today, most people walk around with a tracking device in their purses or pockets - a cell phone," the ACLU said: The chart is just one piece of a larger effort launched recently by the ACLU to find out from local law enforcement agencies "when, why and how they are using cell phone location data to track Americans," with 35 ACLU affiliates recently filing more than 381 such requests in 32 states.
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You can check out the full chart prepared by the ACLU on its website. T-Mobile: Retains call record details for 5 years cell towers used, "officially, 4-6 months, really a year or more " text message details 5 years text message content, not kept Internet session and destination info is not kept.Internet session and destination info for up to 60 days text message details for up to 18 months, depending on the device text message content not retained Internet session info and destination info for up to 60 days. Sprint: Hangs onto call records and cell tower records for between 18 and 24 months.AT&T: Stores call records for between 5 to 7 years cell tower records since July 2008 text message details for between 5 to 7 years text message content is not retained Internet session information and destinations for up to 72 hours.Verizon: Keeps records of calls and cell towers used for a year text message details are retained for up to one year, actual text message content between 3 to 5 days Internet session information for up to a year, and Web sites visited for up to 90 days.Here's a snapshot for subscribers of the four major carriers' policies, each with differing lengths of time for how long they keep data: to advise law enforcement agents seeking to obtain cell phone records and was uncovered by the ACLU's coordinated records request on cell phone location tracking by police," the ACLU said.

"The document, entitled, 'Retention Periods of Major Cellular Providers,' was produced in 2010. The information was obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina via a Freedom of Information Act request, and shared with. Have you wondered how long your wireless carrier keeps text messages, call logs and your phone's Web surfing records? There are some answers to that, from a Justice Department document prepared for law enforcement with those details.
