[ga] Re: [Politech] Data retention bill officially surfaces in the U.S. Congress [priv]

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Declan and all,

  Well this bill goes part way but not far enough.  Search engines and
web hosting companies as well as registries, and registrars also
should be included.

Declan McCullagh wrote:

> Well, it took a few years, but it finally happened. A data retention
> bill was introduced today, courtesy of the those freedom-loving House
> Republicans and their "law and order agenda." But it's actually a
> Democrat (Rep. Diana DeGette) who's the most enthusiastic proponent of
> this scheme, so you can bet that whatever happens will be bipartisan in
> the end.
>
> Oh, and the bill also includes mandatory Web labeling.
>
> I've placed the documents here:
> http://politechbot.com/docs/smith.data.retention.labeling.draft.020607.pdf
> http://politechbot.com/docs/smith.gop.law.and.order.agenda.020607.doc
> http://politechbot.com/docs/smith.republican.agenda.package.020607.doc
>
> And my article is here:
> http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6156948.html
>
> Excerpt:
> Details about data retention requirements would be left to Gonzales. At
> a minimum, the bill says, the regulations must require storing records
> "such as the name and address of the subscriber or registered user to
> whom an Internet Protocol address, user identification or telephone
> number was assigned, in order to permit compliance with court orders."
> Because there is no limit on how broad the rules can be, Gonzales would
> be permitted to force Internet providers to keep logs of Web browsing,
> instant message exchanges, or e-mail conversations indefinitely. (The
> bill does not, however, explicitly cover search engines or Web hosting
> companies, which officials have talked about before as targets of
> regulation.)
>
> Previous Politech message:
> http://www.politechbot.com/2007/01/24/not-just-isps/
>
> -Declan
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