<div dir="ltr"><div>For CEOs to insist the government baseline the cost of data retention to their businesses is no more than due diligence. Else, the government may quite happily push the legislation through, with the industry carrying the cost. But if the government has to bear the cost, there may be stricter scrutiny of the bill's costs and objectives, all to the good, imo.<br><br><br></div>Paul Wilkins<br><br><br></div>