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Originally Posted by Peter N
... Quite why there is so little input or interest from Whitehall is a matter of opinion and mine is that BT has agreed to allow access to the DPI equipment for covert surveillence by government and the authorities in return for them turning a blind eye to the illegal trials and the commercial use of this system.
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Something along those lines anyway. As someone pointed out way back, if this is allowed to proceed, the govt. could just buy the services of phorm to target whatever group they were interested in and perhaps single out individuals for detailed surveillance. I'm not really sure whether the govt. attitude is due to lack of understanding and pig headedness or there really is a hidden agenda. I'm willing to believe either.