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____/ Homer on Monday 22 September 2008 20:15 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Bad Phorm: UK Police give green light to Internet spying
>> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20759/1054/
>>
>> This is democracy???
>>
>> It reminds me of what China is doing to track 'dissidents'.
>
> Unbelievable!
>
> Just listen to this crap:
>
> [quote]
> It is also believed that there would have been a level of implied
> consent from BT's customers in relation to the tests, as the aim was to
> enhance their products.
> [/quote]
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/22/bt_phorm_police_drop/
>
> Riiiight ... because intercepting communications without explicit
> consent; spying on customers; then spamming them is a great way to
> "enhance their products".
>
> The stench of corruption is overwhelming.
>
- From IRC:
<schestowitz> If I were to put "paranoid" hat on, I'd say that the govt' is
interested because they profile people, just like in China. This makes it very
easy for the govt' to quickly compile a list of suspects and dangerous men.
<schestowitz> Since Phorm does all the profiling algos, it doesn't cost the MI5
a dime. They can use warrants to make snoops, just as the spooks in the US
(for a fact) do with Google's datacentres and some others. In the UK, there
was half a million such requests last year.
- --
"There is such an overvaluation of technology stocks that it is absurd. I would
include our stock in that category. It is bad for the long-term worth of the
economy."
--Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO
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