So, when you can't use terrorism as your excuse, try child pornography
Nobody seems to understand that this is exactly the same thing as telling the post office to archive every copy of every letter "just in case" or the telephone company to record all telephone conversations and archive them "just in case." This is yet another ridiculous attempt for government to get into our personal lives.
ISP snooping gaining support | CNET News.com:
The explosive idea of forcing Internet providers to record their customers' online activities for future police access is gaining ground in state capitols and in Washington, D.C.
Top Bush administration officials have endorsed the concept, and some members of the U.S. Congress have said federal legislation is needed to aid law enforcement investigations into child pornography. A bill is already pending in the Colorado State Senate.
Mandatory data retention requirements worry privacy advocates because they permit police to obtain records of e-mail chatter, Web browsing or chat-room activity that normally would have been discarded after a few months. And some proposals would require providers to retain data that ordinarily never would have been kept at all.