You can always tell what a Republican proposal is “really” about by “reading” its title and thinking the opposite (e.g. the Healthy Forests Act, the Patriot Act). This one is called the Safety Act, so naturally it jeopardizes our rights in some way.
VNUNET: A bill introduced to the US House of Representatives would require ISPs to record all users’ surfing activity, IM conversations and email traffic indefinitely.
The bill, dubbed the Safety Act by sponsor Lamar Smith, a Republican Congressman from Texas, would impose fines and a prison term of one year on ISPs which failed to keep full records.
“A crime is still a crime, whether it occurs on the street or on the internet,” said Congressman Smith.
“In this age of increasing digital and technological sophistication, cyber-crimes and cyber-terrorism pose a serious threat to the US. Law enforcement and the private sector must be prepared to deal with these crimes.”
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