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Lycos Germany to No Longer Store IP Data

Posted by Zonk on from the keeping-big-brother-out dept.

quaker5567 writes "The Register is carrying the story that Lycos Germany says it will no longer store dynamic IP addresses of its customers. According to the German Tele Services Data Protection and Telecommunications Act, ISPs are only allowed to store communications data for accounting purposes. Apparently, there is no requirement for German ISPs to keep a record of IP addresses. A decision by German ISPs not to keep logs on IP addresses would be extremely controversial as the entertainment industry is increasingly demanding that ISPs disclose the names of suspected file sharers."

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  1. Re:Options by mankey+wanker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Corporations should have no rights, they exist because we allow them to exist as long as they are a public good. By contrast, individuals have rights. All laws flow from the rights of individuals - even the ones that create corporations.

    Corporations have the responsibility to maintain open records and to regularly undergo public scrutiny. Individuals have rights to privacy that include the freedom to communicate in ways that go unscrutinized by govt. officials, but most particularly from the prying eyes of corporations and other persons.

    You can regulate an ISP as a corporation all you like, but when you seek my IP address you violate my individual rights to privacy.

    My only question to you is: did you really need to be told this?

  2. Re:Options by mankey+wanker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Dear Jackass:

    I am replying to the parent above my comment. Why the fuck would I need to quote the statement directly above mine? Can you not read it for yourself?

  3. Re:Options by mankey+wanker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And I care about you why? Another AC waste of flesh...