Congress May Consider Mandatory ISP Snooping

An anonymous reader writes to mention a News.com story covering a most disquieting trend in the House of Representatives. From the article: "Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette's proposal says that any Internet service that 'enables users to access content' must permanently retain records that would permit police to identify each user. The records could not be discarded until at least one year after the user's account was closed. It's not clear whether that requirement would be limited only to e-mail providers and Internet providers such as DSL (digital subscriber line) or cable modem services. An expansive reading of DeGette's measure would require every Web site to retain those records."

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Wrong summary

[SmallFurryCreature]

An expansive reading of the bill doesn't suggest that every website should keep those records.

An expansive reading of the DOES suggest that every website should keep those records for the live of your account + a minimum of 1 year. Minimum of 1 year AFTER the end of the subscription.

Quite frankly I can only give a sorta hollow laugh/snigger. Sure sure I live in a different country but if anything dutch politicians are even worse. Dutch voters? Well, lets just say that the brightest of them would make a texan look dumb.

Our current party in power and its leader (CDA and Balkenstein) are firm admires of Bush and intent on copying everything. Although in a way that removes even what little value the republicans add. Sorta like europe always takes the fast out of fast food.

You sometimes hear old people, who been in WW2 or WW1, that kids these days need a good war to set them straight.

I am inclined to agree. NOT that war itself is good are creates character BUT after a big war there is always a period of great political change. It is the time to take bold steps while it seems decades of peace just lead to a slow rot.

America got the new deal, england had a huge social reform, holland got rid off "pillars/zuiltjes" (flattening of the classes?). Also introduced such thing as national healthcare and offcourse the buildup to women liberation etc etc.

Time for another WW. And no the war on islam oops terror don't count. We need an enemy that can put up a fight so afterwards both parties are determined never to have a war again (well only against their former allies but that doesn't count).

I am not making any sense and got stupid ideas? Cool, I should run for office.