February 22nd, 2009

New bill would require ISPs to retain traffic logs for up to two years

A bill that was introduced last week by two Texas Republicans would require all ISPs and anyone providing Internet access otherwise (that’s you and me, reader, if you have a Wi-Fi router) to keep logs of activity for up to two years. This bill aims to seek out those sick individuals who are trafficking child porn. The Internet SAFETY (Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of… → Read More

February 11th, 2008

GSM carriers band together to piss off R Kelly

[photopress:rkelly_1.jpg,full,center] If you’re a child porn-loving sicko, your cellphone may soon cease to be your gateway to illicit images, at least if the GSM operators at the MWC in Barcelona have anything to say about it. They’re banding together to block youngster porn on their networks, with the backing of various governments. They’re trying to steer clear of censorship… → Read More