US Department of Justice may ask ISPs to record users' picture uploads

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US Department of Justice may ask ISPs to record users' picture uploads

03-04-2007, 10:09 AM,

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US Department of Justice may ask ISPs to record users' picture uploads

Quote:The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by proposing that Web sites must keep records of who uploads photographs or videos in case police determine the content is illegal and choose to investigate, CNET News.com has learned.

That proposal surfaced Wednesday in a private meeting during which U.S. Department of Justice officials, including Assistant Attorney General Rachel Brand, tried to convince industry representatives such as AOL and Comcast that data retention would be valuable in investigating terrorism, child pornography and other crimes. The discussions were described to News.com by several people who attended the meeting...

full article: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6163679.html

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