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Say Anything: Republican Congressman Wants ISP's To Keep Your Internet Surfing, Emailing Activity Indefinetly

  • The Whistler · 2 years ago
    [quote]It seems to me as though asking ISP's to keep a copy of all our emails is tantamount to the U.S. post office keeping a copy of all of our mail.[/quote]

    Spot on. This would be a massive invasion of our privacy. Republicans need to throw this jerk off of the bus. I'm sure the Democrats will be willing to help.
  • The Whistler · 2 years ago
    More specifically that information should only be kept under a warrant for a specific person. Like any warrant probable cause is needed.

    Obviously communication going to a person out of the country is in a different category.

    Keeping any domestic information without a warrant should be illegal.
  • gavin brown · 2 years ago
    with the global war going on this should happen for everyones security. if your not doing anything wrong what is the matter? not only that everyone should contribute with their loss of freedom aswell as their cash.
  • Proof · 2 years ago
    Ja wohl! Herr Brown! (Nice shirt!)
  • freerepublicans.com · 2 years ago
    This idea requires terrabytes of storage space.

    The cost of internet would skyrocket, the whole thing is stupid and not possible from a cost standpoint.
  • Neiman · 2 years ago
    Sorry Gavin, if communications are going on between suspected terrorists and people in the U.S.; for our security I approve, as I did with the Bush wiretaps and call pattern monitoring programs. However, as The Whistler, an anti-Gomerite said, for domestic cases only with a warrant and the government should not be able to force private businesses to keep records of anyones private communications or release those they have absent a warrant and probable cause. Will some pervert or terrorist slip through the cracks? Maybe! But, with some noted exceptions I believe in the right to privacy in our communications isd paramount.
  • Rob B. · 2 years ago
    I think the good Rep should remember the #1 rule to new business: Start off small.

    Why not start by recording all of his and his staffers computers and posting those logs on the web for oversite. If he can hold that down for the length of his term then maybe, we'll talk about it.

    Dork.
  • Mark Tomin · 2 years ago
    This is could be a big money making scheme if they would sell the info collected back to the users. Wouldn't you want to know what sites you were frequent 10 years ago?

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  • john · 2 years ago
    Interesting article. I agree with the author on this one. I dont want the govt to know the privacy of the sites i go on. thats just insane! http://showmethebroadband.com