<poking stick in fire> Hey, now that the government is pumping $7.2B into a critical US infrastructure, wouldn't it make sense for some "reasonable network management" to take place to protect that investment? This way low and middle income families will have access to equal and unbiased information without risk.
Doesn't this sound nice? On Feb 18, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: > Now that's some very scary stuff! > > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) WISP Operator > since 1999! > [email protected] > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Hulsebus" <[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:10 PM > Subject: [WISPA] Data retention and right to privacy - etc.. > > >> FYI >> >> From SANS NewsBites Vol.11 Num.13 >> >> >> --UK Plans to Consolidate Communication Data Retention >> (February 13 & 16, 2009) >> Rather than requiring every service provider in the UK to keep its >> own >> user communication information to comply with European data retention >> rules, the UK government plans to use BT and other "high tier >> providers" >> to retain the data. The move comes as a result of the government's >> decision not to bear the burden of paying for each individual >> provider's >> compliant data retention system. UK draft laws require retention >> of IP >> address and session data for 12 months. The data retention scheme is >> expected to cost taxpayers about GBP 46 million (US $65.7 million). >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/16/eu_data_retention_transposition/ >> http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2236479/retaining-communications-cost >> >> >> Another newsbite >> >> --Canadian Judge Rules Internet Users Have "No Reasonable Expectation >> of Privacy" >> (February 13, 2009) >> A judge in Canada has ruled that Internet users have "no reasonable >> expectation of privacy" regarding records kept by their Internet >> service >> providers (ISPs). The ruling was made in the course of a child >> pornography case in which law enforcement officers asked an ISP to >> provide subscriber information for an IP address that was allegedly >> used >> to access the content. Bell Canada provided the information >> without a >> warrant. Most Canadian ISPs require warrants before they will >> provide >> subscriber names, except in the case of child pornography. Privacy >> advocates are concerned the ruling could set a precedent that would >> put >> individuals' entire surfing history at the disposal of law >> enforcement >> authorities without the need for warrants. They maintain the judge >> operated under the faulty assumption that the information obtained >> from >> the ISP is similar to what could be found in a telephone directory. >> http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1283120 >> http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Police+have+access+your+online+history/1286193/story.html >> >> [Editor's Note (Northcutt): The ever dwindling right to privacy. Keep >> in mind that ISPs want to collect information on user's surfing etc., >> so they can sell that data to marketing firms. Be sure to check out >> the >> related FTC story elsewhere in this issue. >> (Hoelzer): This topic will become more and more interesting legally >> since in many jurisdictions governments are requiring that certain >> records be kept; while the intent is good the potential for abuse >> toward >> individuals unfriendly to a particular political point of view could >> result in the end. For example, consider the story out of the UK >> this >> week moving to consolidate this type of data into top tier >> providers for >> easier access and monitoring by government.] >> >> Don Grossman WillitsOnline LLC Office 707-459-0824 [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
