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It has recently been reported that the Department of Justice, headed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, is pressuring the CEO’s of the major Internet service providers to retain logs of their customers’ online activities. This is something that is already being practiced by the European Union and Gonzales is apparently looking at their data retention paradigm as a model for what he would like to do here. Business - Directory of business/finance/loan/mortgage related partner sites Computers - Directory of computer hardware/software/peripheral related partner sites Internet - Directory of webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing related partner sites Software - Directory of software related partner sites Web Design - Directory of web design/development related partner sites Web Hosting - Directory of web hosting related partner sites Web Promotion - Directory of search engine optimization/internet marketing related partner sites Web Resources - Directory of other web related partner sites Recreation - Directory of travel/hotel/cruise related partner sites Casino - Directory of online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette related partner sites Health - Directory of online pharmacy/hospital/health related partner sites Shopping - Directory of online shopping/gift related partner sites Miscellaneous - Directory of all other partner sites
Would you want people reading your emails? Would you want people knowing what Websites you access from your private computer? Would you want people reading the text of your instant messages? I would answer “no” to each question and I’m sure a majority of Americans would as well. This information could leave you open to lawsuits, termination of employment, divorce, denials of credit, broken friendships and relationships, misunderstandings, etc. As we all have learned the hard way at one time or another during the course of our lives, private matters are private for a good reason. |
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