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Originally Posted by Frank Rizzo
Hello everyone. I had tried to stay away from registering here (you guys are doing a great job - I just prefer to read what goes on here) but I would like to reply to pasanonics comment here:
I think getting some kind of justice for the 2006/2007 trials is key in getting Webwise stopped in it's tracks for this reason:
If the ICO, Home Office or whatever make the right decision and confirm that those trials did contravene various laws then it is quite likely that BT would be forced to identify and write to everyone who were unwittingly used in those trials.
The current "total" so far is 108,000. If that is true BT may have to write to all those 108,000 customers stating exactly what they did (spied on them). Now how do you think the vast majority of those 108,000 customers are going to feel once they realise how they have been violated?
Not only will many decide to drop BT as an ISP and phone service but an extremely high percentage of them will stick two fingers up to any form of Webwise opt-in system presented to them.
Of course, if BT can not identify those 108,000 users then they may be forced to write to EVERY customer stating that they may have been part of the secret trials. That would be even more damaging for BT and should ultimately see the end of Webwise and various directors.
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I agree. I just think that the people involved in those trials need to find proof that they were indeed profiled and then make an official complaint to the home office and the police and seek advice about a possible class action suit.
I'm not in a position to do that or to work on behalf of anyone wanting to do that.
As a Virgin customer I can only raise my concerns about the trials with the home office and will get the same standard reply fobbing me off.