Congress May Make Internet Service Providers Snoop On You

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Congress may make ISPs snoop on you
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Published: May 16, 2006, 4:00 AM PDT

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.

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Legislation is being prepared that would rewrite Internet privacy rules by requiring that logs of Americans' online activities be stored.

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The legislation would create a federal felony targeted at bloggers, search engines, e-mail service providers and many other Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. Text

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.

In addition, Sensenbrenner's legislation--expected to be announced as early as this week--also would create a federal felony targeted at bloggers, search engines, e-mail service providers and many other Web sites. It's aimed at any site that might have "reason to believe" it facilitates access to child pornography--through hyperlinks or a discussion forum, for instance.

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[stop the bleeding]

1. Calgon take me away from this nightmare

it just keeps getting worse and worse.:cry:

[C_U_L8R]

2. it should be the other way around..

we the people have a right to know what our representatives are up to...
especially the republican ones who seem to have a problem obeying the law.
RFID chips and web cams should be implanted into every one of the creeps.
And maybe a little electronic zapper that goes off every time they lie...
scratch that..
make it a big zapper

bbbzzzZZZZZZTTT !!