„A direct assault on Internet users“ is what the ACLU is calling it. A U.S. House committee has already approved HR 1981, a broad new Internet snooping bill.

They want to force Internet service providers to keep track of and retain their customers‘ information — including your name, address, phone number, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and temporarily-assigned IP addresses.

And get this: It‘s authored by lead SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith.