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Britain's failure to protect its citizens from secret surveillance on the internet is to be investigated by the European Commission.

Yesterday, the EU said it wanted "clear consent" from internet users that their private data was being used to gather commercial information about their web shopping habits.

UK-listed company Phorm has developed technology that allows internet service providers (ISPs) to track what their users are doing online. ISPs can then sell that information to media companies and advertisers, who can use it to place more relevant advertisements on websites the user subsequently visits. The EU has accused Britain of turning a blind eye to the growth in this kind of internet marketing.

Yesterday, the EU telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, said: "I call on the UK authorities to change their national laws and ensure that national authorities are duly empowered and have proper sanctions at their disposal to enforce EU legislation."

 

Last year, BT tested the Phorm technology to track its customer's internet searches without their knowledge

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Somehow I doubt this is something that will be picked up by the British Government given that they want to do very similar things all in the name of anti-terrorism.

 

What has happened in BT just shows the 'conscience' of bastards in the higher echelons in the company who believe that making more money is enough justified to spy on their customers.