If its required by law, then telcos need to comply, that isn't in question. If that is not what the majority wants, they need to elec governments committed to change these laws.
I am merely pointing out that, once the law permits doing so, actually not storing something is quite easy.
"Elect government" doesn't necessarily mean "vote for the another party". Candiate c1 may support issue X, while candidate c2 does not, so I vote c1, if X is an important enough issue for me, and if I trust c1 to actually make good on the promise of B.
I am merely pointing out that, once the law permits doing so, actually not storing something is quite easy.