Sens. McCain and Schumer have introduced the Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007, which I've summarized here: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6156976.html A draft is here (the final version isn't on Thomas yet): http://www.politechbot.com/docs/mccain.schumer.child.porn.safe.act.020607.pdf Here's an excerpt from the press release: http://mccain.senate.gov/press_office/view_article.cfm?ID=853 "With all of the horrifying instances of children being exploited by online predators, its stomach-churning that no law is on the books to require Internet Service Providers to report instances of child pornography on their services," Schumer said. "In a nutshell, this legislation provides a common-sense tool to the growing problem of Internet child pornography. While we can’t see everything that happens on the Internet, we can work hard to build the next best thing – a system to report the illegal activity that is discovered. Many of us have worked for years to protect children – this bill takes our efforts to the 21st Century." An earlier version of the bill from December: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/mccain.child.sex.offender.120806.pdf And, in somewhat related news, House committee chairmen announced four privacy-related bills today: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6157826.html I've placed them here: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/house.dingell.barton.pretexting.bill.020807.pdf http://www.politechbot.com/docs/house.markey.barton.ssn.bill.020807.pdf http://www.politechbot.com/docs/house.rush.stearns.data.breach.bill.020807.pdf http://www.politechbot.com/docs/house.towns.bono.spyware.bill.020807.pdf And here's another anti-pretexting bill from Reps. Inslee and Blackburn: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6157383.html Two more data breach bills, from Sens. Leahy and Specter, and Rep. Lamar Smith: http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6156904.html The Smith bill is here: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/smith.data.protection.notification.draft.020607.pdf -Declan _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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