[FACT comments: It is likely this law is window dressing for more US posturing.]

Bill would penalize companies for aiding Internet censorship
By Jacqui Cheng
ArsTechnica: May 1, 2008

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080501-bill-would-penalize-companies-for-aiding-internet-censorship.html

US-based companies could be held liable for helping officials in other countries censor the Internet if the Global Online Freedom Act is passed…It will bar US companies from disclosing personally-identifiable information about a user, except for “legitimate foreign law enforcement purposes.”

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