Sentence examples for sweeping data from inspiring English sources

In December, the European Parliament passed sweeping data retention rules aimed at the telecommunications and Internet industries, requiring that fixed-line and cellphone records, e-mail and Internet logs be stored for up to two years.

Ms. Reding outlined new regulations that were presented in Brussels on Wednesday and were designed to implement one sweeping data protection regulation that would apply to all of Europe.

New powers being given to the Home Office will provide the government with sweeping data protection law exemptions; the Data Protection Bill contains a small but significant "immigration exemption" clause that will prevent migrants or "suspected" migrants from seeking information on their immigration status.

WASHINGTON — In a detailed legal attack on the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' phone call data, the American Civil Liberties Union argued in court papers filed Monday that the sweeping data gathering violates the Constitution and should be halted.

Privacy advocates — and anyone who cares about civil liberties or information security — should be rightly concerned about such sweeping data capture powers.

This new regulation comes on the heels of sweeping data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that note a strong uptick in e-cigarette usage among teenagers, corresponding with a downturn in teen tobacco usage.

As a member of the European parliament between 1999-2006, Malmström was a hero of the liberal left, known for taking a firm stance against sweeping data-retention proposals.

Mr. Obama's last gathering with the historians took place over dinner in January — before misconduct at the Internal Revenue Service and revelations of sweeping data-collection by the National Security Agency burst into public view.

New York City's renowned Compstat crime-fighting program, originally created to measure and map serious crime in city neighborhoods, has grown into a sweeping data-collection machine that traces hundreds of factors, many of which appear distant from the nuts and bolts of police work.

Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, acknowledged concern about data earlier this month when he shelved plans for sweeping new data- sharing powers.

Opposition to the NSA dragnet that is sweeping up data on millions of Americans' emails, phone calls, and internet activities is snowballing in US public opinion and in Congress.