What You Need to Know About the Internet Snooping Bill and How You Can Protect Yourself

What You Need to Know About the Internet Snooping Bill and How You Can Protect Yourself.
The lovingly titled Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 (PCFIPA of 2011) requires ISPs to retain customer names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and dynamic IP addresses. It’s a record of your personal information plus the web sites you visit. It’s like handing over a year’s worth of browser history plus the contents of your wallet to the police. The thing is, you’re not really handing it over so much as your ISP is—without your consent.

Tagged as: ISP control, privacy, thought police