EU says URLS and Search Terms _are_ PECR data

[Roland Perry]

In article 
<2298D4476FA2F44591690E423F07C37B1CE876134F@EA-EXMSG-C333.europe.corp.mic
rosoft.com>, Caspar Bowden <casparb@microsoft.com> writes

>Traffic data may include any translation of this information by the 
>network over which the communication is transmitted ***FOR THE PURPOSE 
>OF CARRYING OUT THE TRANSMISSION***.

Rather than the construction "any network", which implies that as long 
as there's *any* network between the sender and recipient (even their 
own private ones) that uses the data, it's Traffic Data from end to end.

>Q2. is the ISP's defence, "we didn't realise we were intercepting, honest guv"?

Would you want to criminalise BT every time there's a "crossed line" due 
to equipment malfunction?
-- 
Roland Perry