[privacy] Congress May Make ISPs Snoop on You

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via C|Net News.

[snip]

A prominent Republican on Capitol Hill has prepared legislation that would rewrite Internet privacy rules by requiring 
that logs of Americans' online activities be stored, CNET News.com has learned.

The proposal comes just weeks after Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Internet service providers should retain 
records of user activities for a "reasonable amount of time," a move that represented a dramatic shift in the Bush 
administration's views on privacy.

Wisconsin Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is proposing that ISPs be 
required to record information about Americans' online activities so that police can more easily "conduct criminal 
investigations." Executives at companies that fail to comply would be fined and imprisoned for up to one year.

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More here:
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6072601.html

- ferg


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