Mandatory data retention: a new attack on liberty
Foundation for Economic Education
by Joshua M. Parker
08/09/06
Two years. That’s how long Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is requesting that internet service providers (ISPs) retain data concerning websites that users visit and logs of their online communication -- including both e-mail and instant messaging. Bipartisan legislation on data retention, sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), appears to be imminent. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has organized several contentious meetings with leading ISPs and privacy groups to discuss the merits and perils of a data-retention scheme...
http://www.fee.org/in_brief/default.asp?id=685
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Joshua M. Parker
08/09/06
Two years. That’s how long Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is requesting that internet service providers (ISPs) retain data concerning websites that users visit and logs of their online communication -- including both e-mail and instant messaging. Bipartisan legislation on data retention, sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), appears to be imminent. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has organized several contentious meetings with leading ISPs and privacy groups to discuss the merits and perils of a data-retention scheme...
http://www.fee.org/in_brief/default.asp?id=685
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 10. Aug, 14:21
