How long did it take for the Patriots Act to be pushed thru, and how much does it cost the taxpayers?
Lew The Innkeeper wrote: > You know folks I have been following this discussion somewhat haphazardly I > must admit. Many of the things I have seen within the discussion doesn't > take something into consideration. > > 1) This is an election year. As such there are a lot of bills seen in both > the house and senate that have no corresponding bill in the other side. If > a bill is going thru the house but it has no counterpart in the senate then > it is usually just election fluff. I have seen no corresponding bill to > this on the senate side. Now this is not saying that it won't move on to > the senate possibly, but it does say that it is unlikely. Even if it does > move to the senate side you can be sure that it won't move as a requirement > to store email for 90 days since it just costs too much. > > Below is a quote directly from the Internet Industry Associations reports on > this bill: > > No indication of whether it stands a chance for passage > this year, but a new bill from Texas Republican Lamar Smith > would make it easier for ISPs to report data about subscribers > who commit cybercrimes without facing lawsuits over privacy. > > HR 3482, the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001 would > for the first time allow ISPs to report threats that are > not immediate or life-threatening. The bill would also > change the sentencing guidelines for cybercrimes so that > the intention of the perpetrator can be considered in addition > to the dollar cost of the damages that occur. > > The bill would also establish an Office of Science and > Technology within the US Department of Justice. > > Hopefully this puts a few of the concerns and issues to rest.... > > Steve > > Stephan R. May, Sr. ~ Owner/Operator ~ InKeeper Co. > www.inkeeper.net ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ICQ#291324 > Proud Member and Technology Advisor > Internet Industry Association ~ www.usiia.org > Shared Pain is Lessened, Shared Joy Increased > > > exactly > > > > Drew Weaver wrote: > > > > > Hmm, if they're gonna control how we store it whats to say they wont > just > > > regulate the whole thing. > > > > > > -Drew > > > > > > > > > Personaly, I see this as a good way to get the government to pay for a > bunch > > > of new equipment! :) > > > > > > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > > > They DON'T care how much it costs the taxpayers because (up to this > > > > point) > > > the > > > > taxpayers are exceedingly willing to foot the bill. > > > > > > > > Lew > > > > > > > > > > > > Jason Newland wrote: > > > > > > > > > yeah, but if you read the amendments that have been attached to the > > > bill, > > > > > they state that the government will compensate for expenses incurred > > > > > by conformity to the bill. > > > > > > > > > > I don't think they realize how much money this will cost the > > > > > taxpayer. > > > > > > > > > > jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "ISPs would face penalties for not storing customer electronic > > > records, > > > > > > including e-mail, for at least 90 days. The bill now moves to the > > > House > > > > > > floor for a full vote, although no date has been scheduled." > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_1080171,00.html > > > > > > > > > > > > And who is going to pay for the servers needed to store email for > > > > > > 90 > > > days? > > > > > > Can you say terabytes? I don't think so Vern! > > > > > > > > > > > > And do we have to store Spam and Viruses too? > > > > > > > > > > > > Sheldon > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
