I AM MOVING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY RIGHT THE FUCK NOW. WHO'S COMIN' WITH ME?!

[spooky_nine]

Republican calls for email and IM monitoring
ISPs would have to keep records of emails, IM and website visits

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."

The bill includes a separate clause that would force the owners of sexually explicit websites to include warning labels on their web pages, or face jail.

Also included is a 20-year "jail tariff" for anyone ordering child pornography that crosses state borders, with a $150,000 fine for the ISP that allowed the transaction to take place.

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It's still only a proposed bill, and it has to pass both houses of Congress then has to be signed by President, so we may not even see this later down the road.

[spooky-nine.livejournal.com]

but just the thought of elected officials thinking this is okay, they're basically hired by us to keep our best interests at heart, and obey the constitution/bill of rights, and they aren't even doing that anymore. it just scares me.