Today in Parliament

Nicholas Bohm ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:21:30 +0100


Peter Fairbrother wrote:
...
>> "PricewaterhouseCoopers have conducted an audit on specific Hitwise 
>> management assertions on privacy practices ..."
> 
>> I wonder why these people (and Phorm) seem to think that a firm of 
>> accountants are the right people to give assurances? Surely a firm of 
>> lawyers would be better?

Client:  "What is the sum of two and two?"

Accountant:  "What number did you have in mind?"

(Trad., at least according to lawyers.)

Nick
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