[privacy] Gonzales Pressures ISPs on Data Retention

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via C|Net News.

[snip]

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller on Friday urged telecommunications officials to 
record their customers' Internet activities, CNET News.com has learned.

In a private meeting with industry representatives, Gonzales, Mueller and other senior members of the Justice 
Department said Internet service providers should retain subscriber information and network data for two years, 
according to two sources familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The closed-door meeting at the Justice Department, which Gonzales had requested, according to the sources, comes as the 
idea of legally mandated data retention has become popular on Capitol Hill and inside the Bush administration. 
Supporters of the idea say it will help prosecutions of child pornography because in many cases, logs are deleted 
during the routine course of business.

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More here:
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6077654.html

- ferg


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