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Internet "Safety Act" to mandate spying
Texas Republican congressman Lamar Smith (of the 21st district of Texas, which includes parts of Austin), introduced a bill, which he dubbed the Safety Act, to the US House of Representatives.
If it goes through, the bill would require ISPs to record all users' surfing activity, IM conversations, and email traffic and would impose fines and a prison term of one year on ISPs which failed to keep full records. As well, owners of sexually explicit websites would be forced to include warning labels on their web pages, or face jail. Finally, a 20-year "jail tariff" would be standard for anyone ordering child pornography that crosses state borders, with a $150,000 fine for the ISP that allowed the transaction to take place.
Source: vnunet.com - Republican calls for email and IM monitoring, ynot.com - Lamar Smith Revives SAFETY Act, Includes New Data Retention Provisions Aimed at ISPs
If you disagree, you can contact him directly and send him your thoughts.
If it goes through, the bill would require ISPs to record all users' surfing activity, IM conversations, and email traffic and would impose fines and a prison term of one year on ISPs which failed to keep full records. As well, owners of sexually explicit websites would be forced to include warning labels on their web pages, or face jail. Finally, a 20-year "jail tariff" would be standard for anyone ordering child pornography that crosses state borders, with a $150,000 fine for the ISP that allowed the transaction to take place.
Source: vnunet.com - Republican calls for email and IM monitoring, ynot.com - Lamar Smith Revives SAFETY Act, Includes New Data Retention Provisions Aimed at ISPs
If you disagree, you can contact him directly and send him your thoughts.
