I think the difference is (sadly) that the US has a formal constitution and a legal system that works (not always in the right way - but it works). Lets face it - BTPhorm have admitted to (100,000+) breaches of the law in this country and no action is/or can be taken. We are governed by muppets.
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Chief Justice Rabner said: "Individuals need an ISP address in order to access the internet. However, when users surf the web from the privacy of their homes, they have reason to expect that their actions are confidential.
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This is the kind of top level legal decision making we need in the UK (and I really don't mind if if the decision had gone a different way). The reality is that in the US this kind of case can make it to The Supreme Court of the state of New Jersey. In the UK we don't have anyone defending our rights because we don't have any formal rights and where we do (EU level) we have no way of enforcing them. Reason enough for Phorm to try the UK first.
UK - The soft under-belly of Europe. Most people in the UK understand it as "rip-off Britain" - the country where you are scammed and ripped-off on a daily basis, your own Government sells you to the snake oil salesmen and you can do nothing about it.