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  • FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited

    02/05/2010 1:38:42 PM PST · by Free ThinkerNY · 64 replies · 2,046+ views
    cnet.com ^ | Feb. 5, 2010 | Declan McCullagh
    The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes. FBI Director Robert Mueller supports storing Internet users' "origin and destination information," a bureau attorney said at a federal task force meeting on Thursday. As far back as a 2006 speech, Mueller had called for data retention on the part of Internet providers, and emphasized the point two years later when explicitly asking Congress to enact a law making it mandatory....