Sen. McCain proposes surveillance of illegal images (including cartoons) [fs]

Sens. McCain and Schumer have introduced the Securing Adolescents From=20
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=
=2Epdf

Here's an excerpt from the press release:
http://mccain.senate.gov/press_office/view_article.cfm?ID=3D853

"With all of the horrifying instances of children being exploited by=20
online predators, its stomach-churning that no law is on the books to=20
require Internet Service Providers to report instances of child=20
pornography on their services," Schumer said. "In a nutshell, this=20
legislation provides a common-sense tool to the growing problem of=20
Internet child pornography. While we can=92t see everything that happens =

on the Internet, we can work hard to build the next best thing =96 a=20
system to report the illegal activity that is discovered. Many of us=20
have worked for years to protect children =96 this bill takes our efforts=
=20
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=20
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.0208=
07.pdf
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/house.markey.barton.ssn.bill.020807.pdf
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/house.rush.stearns.data.breach.bill.02080=
7.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
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