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Originally Posted by Hank
What about FOI requests to ask if any other ISPs have been offered immunity from any action by the toothless ICO following a trial which they did not ask their customers about before they did it?
Names not actually required at this stage, we just want to know if they did it!
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Speaking as a BT customer (who has been harassing BT on this issue to the point of exhaustion!) - it is absolutely clear to me that VM and TalkTalk are hiding in BT's shadow, and playing a very convenient waiting game.
There is even an argument for saying that (once exposed) BT have at least been consistent - (perhaps because they unwisely signed the wrong sort of contract with Phorm, or perhaps because they have a different sort of relationship with HMG) - they did covert trials and they are planning Overt trials (once the retrophitting has been done and when the legal opinions sought, er .. obtained.. have indicated it is safe to go ahead without them getting banged up).
Whereas VM and TalkTalk have come to a smart but very quiet halt, done an about turn, then marched backwards at high speed till they reached cover amongst the long grass. Apart from the odd logo popping on or off the Phorm Webwise pages, and a few weasel words from execs behind sandbags, equipped with periscopes and press officers in full body armour - they have been remarkably free of embarrassment or scrutiny.
Maybe they are cleaner than clean. Maybe they are absolutely trustworthy. I hope so - we need trustworthy ISP's - wish I had one - but it's time to put up a few parachute flares, and aim the searchlights, and line up the artillery.
Range - HMG.
Altitude - Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), ICO, Home Office
Munitions - the Signed for Delivery High Explosive FOI request
Target - VM and TalkTalk/CPW and any other ISP in range
So all you VM customers - FIRE!