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Son of Base Rate Fallacy

Lamar Smith has proposed to wiretap everything on the Internet:

SEC. 6. RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS.

(a) Regulations- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall issue regulations governing the retention of records by Internet Service Providers. Such regulations shall, at a minimum, require retention of records, such as the name and address of the subscriber or registered user to whom an Internet Protocol address, user identification or telephone number was assigned, in order to permit compliance with court orders that may require production of such information.

H.R. 837, 6 Feb 2007, "SAFETY Act" (Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today’s Youth Act)

Once again children are used as an excuse for blanket spying.

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