Nice work again, Ms. Reding:
UK laws protecting the privacy of people’s communications are inadequate, the European Commission has said. The Commission has launched a legal case against the UK over its implementation of European Union Directives.
The Commission’s investigation was sparked by outrage over trials by BT of a system which monitors web use and tries to match advertising to people’s perceived interests. The trials were done without BT customers’ knowledge or permission.
The Commission has investigated complaints made to it and to police and has found the UK’s laws inadequate in protecting the privacy of communications.
The UK.gov’s reaction to the Phorm fiasco, and its attitude to privacy in general, is best described by the following lolcat:
So I welcome this intervention, and hope that the UK gets slapped around the face and fined an enormous sum of money.
You can read the full article at out-law.com.