FBI Head Wants Strong Data Retention Rules

KevHead writes "Speaking at a conference of international police chiefs, FBI Director Robert Mueller called for strict data retention guidelines for US ISPs. Echoing DHS head Michael Cherthoff's assertion that the Internet was enabling terrorists to telecommute to work, Mueller went further and said that the US needs stricter data retention guidelines. '"All too often, we find that before we can catch these offenders, Internet service providers have unwittingly deleted the very records that would help us identify these offenders and protect future victims," Mueller said. The solution? Forcing ISPs to retain data for set periods of time.' If that happens, how long before the MPAA and RIAA start asking to take a peek at the data too, as they have in Europe?"

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This is why I'm against data retention

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If the law wasn't so f&%#ed up I would totally support data retention. Catching criminals, perverts, and offenders is something I encourage and stand behind.

However, the RIAA has too much legal muscle. They abused society with their monopoly on physical recording formats. They lost that battle. Coming into the game late and charging a fair fee for songs on-line is too little too late - will they refund us the monsterous charges for times past? While politicians idly stand by and allow RIAA to abuse society through lawsuits there is no good reason to preserve data for these sadistic creatures.