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"We need commonsense judges who understand that our rights were
derived from God," - President George W. Bush, 27 June 2002
http://www.nandotimes.com/politics/story/448758p-3591873c.html
What if he had said, "our rights are derived from Vishnu?"
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Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:03:57 -0400
From: Matthew McGehrin <
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To:
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Subject: [Random] Fw: [ISN] Feds may require all email to be kept by ISP's
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From: "InfoSec News" <
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Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 5:34 AM
Subject: [ISN] Feds may require all email to be kept by ISP's
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56443,00.html
>
> Friday, June 28, 2002
> By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
>
> WASHINGTON - It may sound like a plot device for a futuristic movie,
> but the federal government may not be far from forcing Internet
> service providers to keep copies of all e-mail exchanges in the
> interest of homeland security.
>
> The White House denied a Washington Post report Thursday alleging that
> the Al Qaeda terrorist network is working on using online and stored
> data to disrupt the workings of power grids, air traffic towers, dams,
> and other infrastructure. But a White House official did acknowledge
> that Al Qaeda has an interest in developing such abilities.
>
> And it's that interest that has technology circles wondering if the
> federal government is going to follow the European Union's lead in
> passing legislation that would allow the government to mine data on
> customers saved by ISPs.
>
> Last month, the European Union passed a resolution that would require
> all ISPs to store for up to seven years e-mail message headers,
> Web-surfing histories, chat logs, pager records, phone and fax
> connections, passwords, and more.
>
> Already, Germany, France, Belgium, and Spain have drafted laws that
> comply with the directive. Technology experts say the U.S. federal
> government may try to do the same thing using the vast law enforcement
> allowances provided under the USA Patriot Act.
>
> "They drafted the Patriot Act to lower all of the thresholds for the
> invasion of privacy," said Gene Riccoboni, a New York-based Internet
> lawyer who said he has found loopholes in the anti-terror legislation
> that could open up the possibility for an EU-style data retention
> provision.
>
> Under the Patriot Act signed into law in October, law enforcement
> needs as little as an administrative subpoena to trace names, e-mail
> addresses, types of Internet access individuals use, and credit card
> numbers used online.
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