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Originally Posted by JohnHorb
The anti-Phorm campaign is about the abuse of ISP's positions to intercept our private surfing for commercial gain. Whilst not entirely un-related, the debate about the 'surveillance society' and privacy vs security is a separate, though worthwhile, debate, and should not (IMHO) be allowed to dilute this thread.
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Again I agree,
but I feel that it is open to interpretation;
Article 3 of European Directive 2006/24/EC
Articles 5, 6 and 9 of Directive 2002/58/EC lay down the rules applicable to the processing by network and service providers of traffic and location data generated by using electronic communications services. Such data must be erased or made anonymous when no longer needed for the purpose of the transmission of a communication, except for the data necessary for billing or interconnection payments. Subject to consent, certain data may also be processed for marketing purposes and the provision of valueadded services.
Article 5 of European Directive 2006/24/EC
Article 15(1) of Directive 2002/58/EC sets out the conditions under which ember States may restrict the scope of the rights and obligations provided or in Article 5, Article 6, Article 8(1), (2), (3) and (4), and Article 9 of that irective. Any such restrictions must be necessary, appropriate and roportionate within a democratic society for specific public order purposes, .e. to safeguard national security (i.e. State security), defence, public ecurity or the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences or of unauthorised use of the electronic communications ystems.
The above is the Directive which is the driving force behind the Data Retention, you should note that Article 3 makes it possible for Services such as Phorm to be Implemented and Article 5 give the reasoning behind the Directive.
IMHO - if we do not grasp the opportunity to involve the Campaign in the protest in October, we will be effectively allowing the implementation of the Legislations that are
clearly designed to Legitimise the likes of Phorm.
EDIT: Also compare the wording for Article 3 with the Phorm Webwise System - and you have a 100% match. This is clearly what they are using, or attempting to use, to Legitimise Webwise. So therefore this is very relevant to Phorm.