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Originally Posted by Peter N
I wouldn't expect any single politician to understand the situation but there are hundreds of them and they also have access to advisors and they normally set up committees to sort out the technicalities of complex issues.
I don't believe for one minute that no-one in Whitehall is aware of BT Webwise, the illegal trials, the Barbican protest or the US Senate's involvement.
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Remember that kent has been doing the rounds in parliament for a while and many do seem to have taken his blah as fact. Look at the Don Foster situation, he was behind us all the way until he had a chat with kent...now he's gone very quiet
kent ertugral may be a right smarmy git in many peoples eyes but he certainly has charm and the gift of the gab when trying to convince people of his intentions.
Just look at how many people he has already convinced that what he's doing is legal, a major step forward in privacy, wanted by everyone etc. BT, VM, CPW, ICO, HO, 80/20, the list goes on, and they cant all be as stupid as BT
It was only when people who knew their network onions disected phorm / webwise and realised how massive a threat to everyones privacy it was and called Shennanigans.
I certainly believe that some in Whitehall were aware of the implications but, for their own reasons, were quite happy to let it roll (security services etc) but I just don't think we should underestimate kents ability to spin BS when tripping his spiel to to the technically uneducated, and that includes parliament.
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Originally Posted by Peter N
Phorm haven't said that they won't profile or supply adverts for weapons so you'll probably just have time to read a few ads for ex-Soviet thermonuclear devices before the SAS's tear-gas and shock-grenades cause temporary blindness.
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Peter, you still there Peter?
