Global Security Watch > ISPs & Recordkeeping

[EarthLink Protection Blog] According to News.com, the US Department of Justice is considering a new data retention requirement for ISPs. The DOJ is reportedly considering a requirement that all ISPs retain records such as logs of e-mail, web traffic, chatroom activity -- and although the article doesn't say so, presumably download activity that passes through the ISP's bandwidth -- for at least two months.

Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.

[Protectionblog.net] EarthLink Protection Blog: Although I had EarthLink Spyware Blocker installed on my computer (it comes with our free TotalAccess software), I realized I hadn’t done a spyware scan for some time. (The latest version of our free Spyware Blocker now also proactively blocks known spyware as it tries to install itself on your computer, but the earlier version I had would only detect and disable spyware that was already on your PC.) So I had hope.

Alwayson-network.comhttp://www.alwayson-network.com [Alwayson-network.com] Michael Powell Joins the Blogosphere :: AO: No one on the BLOG has mentioned this yet, but I must register my strong concern with the FCC's effort to brazenly implement Broad Band over Powerline (BPL) internet access - flying in the face of some very serious and significant interferance issues to vital radio services. The public safety, the public's access to over the air media, and the opportunity to advance radio/wireless technology will be compromised if BPL in its present form is installed throughout the nation.

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