Re: Proposed data retention law WAS Republicans propose data retention laws etc

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Karl Auerbach <karl () cavebear com>
Date: February 20, 2009 5:23:25 PM EST
To: declan () well com
Cc: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Re:   Proposed data retention law  WAS   Republicans  
propose data retention laws etc

David Farber wrote:

> Second, is there any indication that significant groupings in either  
> party have *ever* opposed legislation that's couched as protecting  
> children on the Internet?

The kind of data logging that is being proposed can easily become a  
real-time tracking system.  And as we have seen of late, our corporate  
and governmental bodies are very poor at keeping their data systems  
from leaking.

Consequently one could describe this system not as one that protects  
children but one that could actually facilitate the stalking and  
taking of children because their locations could be quickly  
ascertained by bad people or merely by a caring parent who has lost  
custody.

So far it seems that the main beneficiary of this system will be  
Seagate, Western Digital, and others who manufacture hard disk storage.

                --karl--






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