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Originally Posted by paullotion
News to me, have i missed something in the last 24hrs. The only ISP to come out and state that phorm(scumware)will be opt-out by default is CarPhoneWareHouse. Neither BT or VM have stated this, i would love to know where you got your information from.
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I have assurances from my MP that they will be purely opt in (who has received assurances from BT - not sure about VM).
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Originally Posted by paullotion
I hope this is true, need to check tomorrow.
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My MP stated in their letter that should the system be rolled out nationally then it would come before Parliament.
Also, this from Viviane Reding of the EU Commission:
"the ICO has been told (by the 3 companies - BT, Carphone Warehouse and VM) that the users will be duly informed about the technology and presented with the possibility to become involved, ie. to provide their consent by positively opting in, and that they will also have the possibility to change their mind at any moment later."
"it (the ICO) will keep the Phorm products under review as they are rolled out to verify whether the assurances Phorm has provided so far are confirmed in practice."
I also have this from two Labour MEPs:
"some parts of the European Union's e-privacy directive are being reviewed at present, as part of the review of the so-called 'Telecoms Package'. Labour MEPs will certainly be taking a keen interest in this revision to see if we can strengthen these measures.
However, what concerns us more is the secretive way that some ISPs have trialled and introduced such software (ie. Phorm). Many consumers will simply be unaware of the concerns of such new technology, introduced without their knowledge.
Labour MEPs believe that some consumers could be more willing to accept certain tradeoffs if their internet service providers had entered into an open, transparent dialogue with them in the first place and explained how the system worked; what benefits they fofered and what risked they posed.
Some of the responsibility also rests with politicians. We have a responsibility to ensure increased media literacy and awareness of these issues. To that end, Labour MEPs are currently looking at various ways to improve the dialogue between technology companies and consumers on privacy issues...Privacy concerns are certainly set to increase rather than decrease as more of our lives are conducted using digital technolohy and it is therefore appropriate that we keep reviewing whether the provisions we have in place are adequate."
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Originally Posted by paullotion
There is debate on-going within the EU on exactly how the EU will handle privacy and p2p laws.
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True, but I have already gained assurances from my MEPs about their stance on the issue. They are firmly in favour of net neutrality and not kicking people off the 'net, access to which they regard as a 'human right'.