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[kitz]

Excellent news

From El Reg
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/10/home_office_phorm_consultation/

The Home Office is scrambling to close loopholes in wiretapping law, revealed by the Phorm affair, ahead of a potentially costly court case against the European Commission.

It is proposing new powers that would punish even unintentional illegal interception by communications providers.

Officials in Brussels are suing the government following public complaints about BT's secret trials of Phorm's web interception and profiling technology, and about the failure of British authorities to take any action against either firm.

[roseway]

Excellent news indeed!

[silversurfer44]

About time the big boys got a slap on the wrist.
Great news.
Thank you Kitz.

[tuftedduck]

Good news  :clap2:

[BritBrat]

Great news, Talk about payback.

I wonder how much we could get fined but guess who will have to pay if there is one!!

I think it should come out of the departments budget  then in the furture they may be a bit more professional.

[silversurfer44]

Britbrat raises a point there, who would pay if the government is sued. Personally I think the head of the company(ies) involved should pay any fines out of their own salaries. After all a captain of a ship is responsible for what happens on his/her ship, so should the head of a company.