[privacy] File-Swappers' Identities Protected by Dutch Court

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via The Register.

[snip]

A Dutch appeals court has thwarted attempts by the Dutch anti-piracy
organisation BREIN to get the identities of file-sharers from five
ISPs, including Wanadoo and Tiscali.

The court found that the manner in which IP addresses were collected
and processed by US company MediaSentry had no lawful basis under
European privacy laws. A lower court in Utrecht had reached a similar
conclusion last year.

[snip]

More:
http://www.theregister.com/2006/07/14/fileswappers_protected/

- ferg


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