Invisible wrote:
> This still doesn't explain who the ISP is supposed to keep track of 
> several thousand computers all concurrently using their system.

I wouldn't want to use an ISP that couldn't keep track of which computers 
are connected to their network. I wouldn't use a mobile phone company that 
couldn't tell where my phone was at any given time, either. They sort of 
*have* to to make the service work, yes?

> OK, so they give the *police* that information. They're not going to 
> give it to anybody else, are they? :-P

Depends. If the court orders them to give the records to a private company, 
then sure. (Like, if someone things you stole something or otherwise 
committed a civil crime over the internet, anyone suing you might be able to 
get the records.)  Certainly true in the USA.

If someone sues you for contract violations in the UK, don't they have the 
ability to make you reveal records related to the lawsuit?

> OK, so they know I came from Google. They still don't know what I 
> searched for. :-P

But google can tell them. There may be an interface that they can see that, 
too.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   The NFL should go international. I'd pay to
   see the Detroit Lions vs the Roman Catholics.

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