[privacy] U.S Attorney General Gonzales Pushes for ISP Data Retention

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

ISPs better get ready -- the U.S. AG is pushing hard for data
retention legislation in the name of fighting child porn...

Via MSNBC (AP).

[snip]

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Congress should
require Internet service providers to preserve customer records,
asserting that prosecutors need them to fight child pornography.

Testifying to a Senate panel, Gonzales acknowledged the concerns of
some company executives who say legislation might be overly intrusive
and encroach on customers' privacy rights. But he said the growing
threat of child pornography over the Internet was too great.

"This is a problem that requires federal legislation," Gonzales told
the Senate Banking Committee. "We need information. Information helps
us makes cases."

[snip]

More:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14908278/

- ferg


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