hm. one thing im wondering is, do the law enforcers or whoever is policing the web and p2p's let a user rack up a load of illegal activity (by which i mean downloading kp) before catching them?

obviously they're supposed to be looking out for the true consumers and primarily, the producers, but in order to do so they will have to wait and observe a user doing it repeatedly? my faith in the justice system is pretty poor so it would be quite worrying to hear that they'll just cuff anyone near the stuff, accidental or not.

marshmarsh16

You may not be aware of this but the UK Government is well forward in it's plan to snoop on all forms of telecommunications within the country. Please check the following articles:

Snooping database has to happen says gov't - Software - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com

Especially this one from June 2002:

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Official site to advise on state snooping

BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Agency denies internet spy plans

In fact, if you search the BBC News website you will find stories of Government plans, dating back to 2000, to snoop on UK citizens Internet usage.

The only way to protect yourself is to restrict your Internet browsing and don't let anyone else use your PC.

Saying that, and as I said before, the Government is looking for persistent offenders and not accidental downloaders.



UK Bob

PS. Also, don't forget that there is a Government backed anti-P2P campaign, run by Virgin, going on at the moment.

yeah, but theres going to be a limit on their snooping. i mean, how long do ISP's keep user records? doesnt the Data Protection Act force them to destroy their files after a certain length of time?

you might just be really surprised about this concept....I'd have worded it more like there is no limit to their snooping...

case in point: your story about your cousin....

if you want to read some stuff that is rather scary, go here:

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