A move to force telecoms firms to retain data on phone calls, e-mails and Internet use for 12 months for crime-busting purposes has been rejected by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee. The Committee said the draft Framework Decision is too intrusive, too costly and has a flawed legal basis. France, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Ireland tabled this initiative in April 2004 and the EU Council of Ministers is currently debating it.