(<a href=www.latimes.com target=_blank>L.A. Times) Telcos und Internetfirmen sollen die Datenspuren ihrer Kunden in den USA 2 Jahre lang aufbewahren:

The request by Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III would dramatically expand the government's ability to track what people do online and with whom they communicate. (...) Gonzales and Mueller asked Google Inc., Time Warner Inc.'s AOL and other companies to preserve the data at a May 26 meeting, citing their value to investigations into child-pornography distribution and terrorism. Internet companies typically keep customer histories for only a few days or weeks.