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DOJ Wants ISPs to Log User Traffic UPDATED

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the call-your-congressman dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Kevin Poulson writes in an article in SecurityFocus that in an early draft of the White House's "National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace", the DOJ proposes that the US enact European style 'data retention' laws, which force ISPs to log and retain all of your email headers, as well as your Web browsing history." Nothing worse for the DOJ to be upstaged by Europe in oppressive lawmaking, they must feel like they're losing their edge. Update: 06/19 23:04 GMT by M : The SecurityFocus article has been updated with this note, saying that the U.S. denies having any plans for data-retention laws. Guess we'll have to wait until the plan is released to see.

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  1. I guess... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll have to meet real girls instead of browsing pr0n.

  2. FPWL by Peridriga · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow...

    Now the DOJ will have the biggest Free Password List on the web..

    Could you imagine the amount of money they could make from X-10 pop-under ads...

  3. once a karma whore always a karma whore by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "I'm not a karma whore because I already have 50" simply means "I karma whored enough and now I can do this simply because I enjoy it"

  4. Haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Europe still blows worse.