17 November 2006, The federal Ninth Circuit Court vacated the sentence of convicted child pornographer John Kuchinski when it found that his 70-month sentence was based on the number of images found on his computer, including more than 10,000 images found in his temporary Internet files and deleted Internet files.  Judge Fernandez explains, to hold otherwise "turns abysmal ignorance into knowledge and a less than valetudinarian [sic, nerdy] grasp into dominion and control."

13 October 2006, President signs H.R. 4954:  Security and Accountability For Every Port Act ("SAFE Port Act"), which SAFE Port Act incorporated Title VIII--Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 ("UIGEA").  Title VIII added in conference committee.  Earlier, the House passed the SAFE Port Act: ayes-421, nays-2 and not voting-9 and the Senate passed the SAFE Port Act: ayes-98, nays-0 and not voting-2.

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona)  The Senator has been one of leading architects of banning Internet poker.  After nine unsuccessful attempts with his "Unlawful Internet Gambling Act" he finally got his bill incorporated in the 2006 Act.

Rep Diana DeGette (D-Colorado)  This foe of Internet rights plans on introducing a bill calling for the mandatory data retention of Internet activity in the 110th Congress.  In the 109th she voted in favor of H.R. 4411, the early House version of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.  She intends to introduce legislation in the 110th Congress mandating Internet service providers keep records of their users activities for a period of up to two years.  DeGette has succeeded ex-Rep Leach as the number one enemy of Internet rights in the House.

Pre-election fall 2006, the Mark Foley "House Page Scandal" adds saliva to the legislative palate for passage of a comprehensive Internet data retention act in the 110th Congress.

27 June 2006, five major online companies announced joint initiative with National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to launch an aggressive new campaign against child exploitation on the Internet.