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Originally Posted by R Jones
This is what worries me too. The one thing I have heard nothing from BT about, is the question of giving webmasters information about how to selectively block Webwise access with a robots.txt user-agent string. They have absolutely ignored that question, and insisted that the only thing they will respect is a total robots.txt ban on robots.It's not good enough, both legally and morally. Even looking at it on a purely PR basis,their stance can be made to look really grubby if we focus on how poorly they compare with search engines.
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Be very careful here. You risk complying with a business model K*nt wants to impose on us.
A content providers explicit consent, as a party to a communication, is required in advance for interception to be legal. Its not up to you to take technical measures to prevent them breaking the law (but of course if you can I'd recommend you do anyway). Complying with the law is their problem.
Its up to Phorm/BT to make their business operations legal. Not you.
In particular, if you explicitly deny them consent for interception, the law is clear. All you have to do in that instance is put the appropriate words on your pages (even as an html comment). Any interception of your transmissions is a crime if you can show they did not have your consent.
I'm working on a script that will allow content owners to capture detailed evidence for a RIPA complaint if content provider consent for interception is ignored.
Pete. (IANAL)