Re: Republicans propose data retention laws targeting ISPs, home WiFi users

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: February 20, 2009 9:51:09 AM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Republicans propose data retention laws targeting  
ISPs, home WiFi users

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 03:37:03AM -0500, David Farber wrote:
> Republican politicians on Thursday called for a sweeping new federal  
> law
> that would require all Internet providers and operators of millions of
> WiFi access points, even hotels, local coffeeshops, and home users, to
> keep records about users for two years to aid police investigations...

Except that even if it works, it won't work.  Apparently these people
have learned nothing from the tragic Julie Amero case, which should have
driven home the point that there's a major disconnect between "what  
someone
does" and "what their computer does".  Given that there are a very large
number of systems infested with malware -- which effectively means
they no longer "belong" to their putative owners in an operational  
sense --
it won't be long at all until "swatting" migrates online.  If it
hasn't already.

---Rsk




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