2011年4月9日星期六

British Telecom in the Web listener to escape prosecution

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April 8, 2011 Last updated 10:37 Eastern share email print this page share this page
118 shares up Facebook! Twitter. British Telecom in the Web listener to escape prosecution British Telecom has not been sued for any cause customer permission. Continue reading the main story Related reports E-mail monitoring calls to combat Pick pick pick pick up the Home Office to change the information law Test alarms controversial ISP BT will not be prosecuted on their customer web browsing habits spy.
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped by request to prosecute BT and Phorm costs - the company providing the monitoring system.
Cookie wise use of the network software to track people online, then visit the site for their ads.
The guidelines explain its decision that there was not enough evidence to prosecute.
The site tracking tests were carried out in 2006, involving over 16,000 British Telecom customers. When the secret is a public trial, leading them to sue, because BT and Phorm are not partners, customers agree to call in advance.
This allows them to open the investigation powers under the Section Act regulations prohibit the illegal interception of a prosecution.
The requirement that the two companies to court by Alexander Hanff privacy activist who put his complaint, the police refused to take the case after the leadership criteria.
"At present, the existing evidence is insufficient to provide a realistic prospect of conviction," a statement said, Criterion.
"We only need such a decision, if we are satisfied that the extent of crime have been identified, we can make a fully informed public interest assessment," it said.
The guidelines say that, including the fact of its decision, the trial is a short-term, can not be repeated. In addition, the data collected is anonymous, and later destroyed.
It added that there is no evidence that any person who unwittingly took part in the trial as part of any injury or loss suffered.

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