New Internet Legislation Would Force ISPs To Track Customers' Online Activities

As we continue to talk about privacy issues and government surveillance we turn to a related story out of Washington. The technology news website CNET News.com is reporting that Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin is preparing legislation that rewrite Internet privacy rules. Under the proposed legislation, Internet service providers would be required to keep logs tracking what users did online in order to help police to be able to 'conduct criminal investigations.' Executives at Internet companies that fail to comply would be fined and imprisoned for up to one year.

Technology experts say this marks a dramatic shift in the Bush administration's view on Internet privacy. To talk about this we are joined by the reporter who broke this story, Declan McCullagh. He is the chief political correspondent for CNET News.com.

* Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent for C-NET News.com.
- Read McCullagh's article: "Congress may make ISPs snoop on you" http://news.com.com/Congress+may+make+ISPs+snoop+on+you/2100-1028_3-6072601.html

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