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Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs
From: "Jon R. Kibler" <Jon.Kibler () aset com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:47:50 -0500
Message: 3 Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:14:23 -0800 From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com> Subject: [Politech] Delete web server logs, or get fined by the Feds? Ed Markey's new bill [fs] To: politech () politechbot com Message-ID: <43EAF9DF.2000602 () well com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I've posted the text here: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/markey.data.deletion.bill.020806.pdf A summary is here: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6036951.html "A bill just announced in Congress would require every Web site operator to delete information about visitors, including e-mail addresses, if the data is no longer required for a "legitimate" business purpose. An open question is whether Rep. Ed Markey's bill would require that Internet addresses be deleted by default from Apache and other web server logs. One reading is that it would be. But it's not clear whether an IP address falls under the definition of personal information. This bill applies to anyone running a web site, including individuals and bloggers. So it's not just companies that have to worry.
Original posting from Declan McCullagh's PoliTech mailing list. Thought NANOGers would be interested since, if this bill passes, it would impact almost all of us. Just imagine the impact on security of not being able to login IP address and referring page of all web server connections! Jon Kibler -- Jon R. Kibler Chief Technical Officer A.S.E.T., Inc. Charleston, SC USA (843) 849-8214 ================================================== Filtered by: TRUSTEM.COM's Email Filtering Service http://www.trustem.com/ No Spam. No Viruses. Just Good Clean Email.
Current thread:
- Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Jon R. Kibler (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Suresh Ramasubramanian (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Andy Davidson (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs bmanning (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Andy Davidson (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Suresh Ramasubramanian (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs David G. Andersen (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Frank Louwers (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Suresh Ramasubramanian (Feb 14)
- RE: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Mark Borchers (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Jeff Shultz (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Florian Weimer (Feb 14)
- Re: Fed Bill Would Restrict Web Server Logs Frank Louwers (Feb 14)