Law Enforcement Still Wants Mandatory ISP Log Retention

schwit1 writes with this snippet from CNet: "Law enforcement representatives are planning to endorse a proposed federal law that would require Internet service providers to store logs about their customers for 18 months. ... Michael Brown, sheriff in Bedford County, Va., and a board member and executive committee member of the National Sheriffs' Association, is planning to argue that a new law is necessary because Internet providers do not store customer records long enough. 'The limited data retention time and lack of uniformity among retention from company to company significantly hinders law enforcement's ability to identify predators when they come across child pornography,' according to a copy of Brown's remarks. Any stored logs could, however, be used to prosecute any type of crime."

Comments

Re:It's ALWAYS about child pornography

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Anybody who questions the seriousness of child pornography is probably a baby-raper, or a communist. True fact.

Re:Internet Cafes

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

An excellent idea, citizen! We were actually thinking of using the Totally Unhackable(tm) biometric smartcards made by our cousin's defense contracting firm; but you get points for a good guess.

Re:Cool, let's make new law enforcement rules

[TheGratefulNet]

doesn't it suck that slash uses proper html tags, yet we get conditioned to use that BRACKET SHIT on forums?