Richard L. Santalesa writes:
In the wake of the H.R. 1981, the “Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 (PCIPA), proposed May 25, 2011 by U.S. Representatives Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the head of the House Judiciary Committee, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the National Sheriffs’ Association, a organization representing 3,000+ Sheriff’s offices around the country, announced in testimony before Congress that it supports the PCIPA’s provision to amend 18 U.S.C. 2703 to mandate that ISPs and provider of electronic communication services retain customer IP address records for at least 18 months after issuance.
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