Posts by Mark 4 publicly visible posts • joined 19 Jun 2008
My feelings are that it's another wishy washy from the UK authorities, but it does get things a bit closer to a judge, so well done Mr Hanff.
Rumours are that a senior bod from Phorm will permanently be unavailable for comment. Did he jump or was he pushed?
"You reckon that there aren't *already* mechanisms for TPTB to intercept internet traffic, whether or not the target happens to use BT as their ISP?"
No, I'm certain they can learn the ins and outs of a cats arse if they target an *individual*, however they communicate.
I don't think, however, that they can routinely screen virtually the entire internet using community in this country, 24 hrs a day, every day, for free.
Until now I thought this was incompetance or at worst, corruption. Now I think it is the opportunity of a 'freebee CCTV system of the internet' that is driving it.
"Hey guys, let us do this, and you can tell us every morning what key-words you want in *your* channel".
This whole thing has the feel of Home Office cock-up, all over it.
That's from somebody who has never written to their MP or posted in a forum before phorm raised it's head.
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