Chipping way the right of privacy.. one law at a time

[Thomen]

Last Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that makes the online activity of every American available to police and attorneys upon request under the guise of protecting children from pornography.
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It has nothing to do with pornography, and was opposed by over 30 civil liberties and consumer advocacy organizations, as well as one brave indie ISP that is urging its customers to do everything they can to protest the invasion of privacy.
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CNETs Declan McCullagh reminds us that the mandatory logs would be accessible to police investigating any crime and perhaps attorneys litigating civil disputes in divorce, insurance fraud, and other cases as well. CNET reported that mandatory data retention was being fast-tracked (http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20029423-281.html) in January, 2011.http://www.zdnet.com/blog/violetblue/how-the-new-8216protecting-children-bill-puts-you-at-risk/590?tag=nl.e539

Time to use Tor and UltraSurf on a more permanent basis, I guess.

[Osmium Steele]

Still trying to figure out how this is an invasion of privacy...

Retailers are required to keep records of credit card purchases, phone companies are required to keep records, etc. all of which can be subpoenaed (sp? :doh:).

Surfing the internet is no more private than making a phone call, and ISPs would be required to keep the records for only 18 months.

That being said, a slippery slope it may be. Time will tell.

[CaptainMattJ.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chqi8m4CEEY