ISP Snooping
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Timing:
- June 2005
- Justice Department officials quietly propose data retention rules.
- December 2005
- European Parliament votes for data retention of up to two years.
- April 14, 2006
- Data retention proposals surface in Colorado and the U.S. Congress.
- April 20, 2006
- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says data retention "must be addressed."
- April 28, 2006
- Democrat proposes data retention amendment, followed by a Republican.
- May 26, 2006
- Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller pressure Internet and telecom companies.
- September 26, 2006
- Politicians suggest that Web hosts and registrars might have to comply. Search engines are also mentioned.
- January 18, 2007
- Gonzales says administration will ask Congress for new laws.
- February 6, 2007
- Republicans introduce mandatory data retention "Safety Act."