said by Hehe :
I assume the ISP would not be saving the data downloaded, just the URLs. Does anyone know what data would need to be saved by the ISP?
If it's to create the same historic data available from telephone use, it would just be the from/to information (http, smtp, ftp, etc.). Not content. That would still be a lot of data.
If a moderate solution isn't legislated, this could turn out like all the other privacy issues: commercialized and with virtually no legal controls. Look at all the private businesses that aggregate personal information. Like Lexus-Nexus. Their largest customer is the government. This came about due to strong public opposition to the government maintaining a database. So, it's commercialized. The government has access. But, we have almost no protection concerning the privacy of our data. Companies like Nexus sell it to almost anyone. They lose it because they aren't required to adhere to security standards.
I'm not too fond of the government keeping a database. But, the alternative seems to be worse. At least if the government kept it, it would be subject to congressional oversight and legal controls.
My point is, is it better for ISPs to hold this historic information? Everyone knows it will be a matter of time until they sell it as targeted-advertising information. The same people who complain about the government will complain about that.
Mark
