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Internet Crackdown in Oceania and Eurasia

In the news in Oceania:

“The investigation and prosecution of child predators depends critically on the availability of evidence that is often in the hands of Internet service providers,” he said. “This evidence will be available for us to use only if the providers retain the records for a reasonable amount of time.

“Unfortunately, the failure of some Internet service providers to keep records has hampered our ability to conduct investigations in this area,” he added.

ISPs Urged to Fight Child Porn, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says Internet service providers are being too lax. Red Herring, April 21, 2006

He also proposed mandatory government-issued labels on any "obscene" web pages. We’ve been through this argument before, several times.

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