The bill would require web hosts and internet service providers in Brazil to keep detailed records of website usage for at least one year, including user identities and access information. This is to help identify and punish criminals using websites for illegal activities. The proposed legislation would consolidate similar bills and complement an existing cybercrime law by obligating providers to securely store records and only share them with authorities having a court order.

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New bill would keep close tabs on internet users
The House of Representatives is considering a bill (5403/01) that would require web
hosts and Internet service providers (ISPs) to keep records on websites registered in
Brazil. The legislation is designed to ensure that the operators and users of websites
that are used for criminal activities can be identified and punished.
The bill is the result of several similar bills being condensed into one proposal. It is
intended to complement Bill 84/99, which was proposed by the second vice-president
of the House of Representatives, Luiz Piauhylino (see Much-needed cybercrime bill
dose to approval).
The new bill would oblige web hosts and ISPs to:
• retain records of times, dates and other user access information for at least
one year;
• record the identities of users; and
• store information securely, sharing it only with those third parties that have
been granted a judicial order.
Erica Aoki, Aoki e Farias Advogados Associados (in association with Advocacia
Piauhylino Monteiro), Sao Paulo
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