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ISP Tracking Legislation Hits the House
cnet-declan writes "CNET News.com reports that Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced yesterday legislation to force ISPs to keep track of what their users are doing. It's part of the Republicans 'law and order agenda,' with other components devoted to the death penalty, gangs, and terrorists. Attorney General Gonzales would be permitted to force Internet providers to keep logs of Web browsing, instant message exchanges, and e-mail conversations indefinitely. The draft bill is available online, and it also includes mandatory Web labeling for sexually explicit pages. The idea enjoys bipartisan support: a Colorado Democrat has been the most ardent supporter in the entire Congress."
Mandatory labeling of sexually explicit images will make them much easier to find.
This legislator has been sponsored by Toshiba, Seagate, Western Digital, and Network Appliances.
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This storage method is based on the accoustical storage method that was proven over 50 years ago, now updated with more recent innovations to provide better bit density and bandwitdh. The way this works is that the digital stream is moduled onto a laser that is pointed upwards. As we all know, space is curved, so eventually the laser beam comes back to earth where it can be reread after a long trip through space. There's lots of space out there and it is free.
Engineering is the art of compromise.
So, way back, I ended up with a block of IP's and have been my own ISP ever since. I, of course, would never do anything illegal but if I did, and the police wanted my surfing records, is there not a 5th amendment situation here?