Within the next week, the Senate Intelligence Committee will file a bill mandating that if an “electronic communication service provider” has knowledge of terrorist activity on its site, it must report the activity to authorities, The Washington Post reports. The bill has already catalyzed privacy and First Amendment concerns. “Considering the vast majority of people on these sites are not doing anything wrong, this type of monitoring would be considered by many to be an invasion of privacy. It would also be technically difficult,” said one industry official, who requested anonymity. Others disagree. “Ultimately this is a higher-tech version of ‘See something, say something.’ And in that sense, I believe that there is value,” said Leidos Executive Vice President, Michael Leiter.
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