SA> In theory, at least, data retention could permit successful criminal and
SA> terrorism prosecutions that otherwise would have failed because of
SA> insufficient evidence. But privacy worries and questions about the
SA> practicality of assembling massive databases of customer behavior have
SA> caused a similar proposal to stall in Europe and could engender stiff
SA> opposition domestically.

Who are we kidding?

They ALREADY log it all, but the issue is now the legal use of it in trials!
(the ISPs don't, 'tis true, but this allows the govt to spread out the resource
overhead, cuz it turns out there's a LOT more traffic to log/keyword search
than they initially planned for when conerting ARPA into the Internet!)

What we all need to remember is that the Internet is a creation of the U.S.
military -- and they don't do anything frivolously(ok, $200,000 screwdrivers,
but I digress. . .) so we KNOW the Internet is still in their ultimate control!

Because I care,
|<+]::-)  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))


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