SOPA Act

I'm getting sick and tired of this pomegranate.

http://www.laquadrature.net/acta

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arch...od/242853/

What's with the motherf'ucking lawmakers?

Just to be sure, can anyone read through this and confirm whether or not ISPs are required to store our personal information?

 H.R.1981 Sec. 4

Code:

SEC. 4. RETENTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS BY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.

(a) In General- Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
     `(h) Retention of Certain Records-
    `(1) A commercial provider of an electronic communication service shall retain for a period of at least one year a log of the temporarily assigned network addresses the provider assigns to a subscriber to or customer of such service that enables the identification of the corresponding customer or subscriber information under subsection (c)(2) of this section.

    `(2) Access to a record or information required to be retained under this subsection may not be compelled by any person or other entity that is not a governmental entity.

    `(3) The Attorney General shall make a study to determine the costs associated with compliance by providers with the requirement of paragraph (1). Such study shall include an assessment of all the types of costs, including for hardware, software, and personnel that are involved. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Attorney General shall report to Congress the results of that study.

    `(4) In this subsection--
        `(A) the term `commercial provider' means a provider of electronic communication service that offers Internet access capability for a fee to the public or to such classes of users as to be effectively available to the public, regardless of the facilities used; and
        `(B) the term `Internet' has the same meaning given that term in section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934.'.



(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress--
    (1) to encourage electronic communication service providers to give prompt notice to their customers in the event of a breach of the data retained pursuant to section 2703(h) of title 18 of the United States Code, in order that those effected can take the necessary steps to protect themselves from potential misuse of private information; and

    (2) that records retained pursuant to section 2703(h) of title 18, United States Code, should be stored securely to protect customer privacy and prevent against breaches of the records.




(c) Transition Rule- The amendment made by this section shall not apply until 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to a provider of an electronic communications service that does not, on that date of enactment, have in effect a system of retention of records that complies with the requirements of that amendment.




(d) Study-
    (1) The Attorney General, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act , shall complete a study of providers affected by section 2703(h) of title 18, United States Code.

    (2) Such study shall include--
        (A) the privacy standards and considerations implemented by those providers as they comply with the requirements of section 2703(h); and
        (B) the frequency of any reported breaches of data retained pursuant to section 2703(h).

    (3) The Attorney General shall, upon the completion of the study, report the results of the study to Congress.