Home Office endorsement for Cryptome

[Peter Tomlinson]

They don't acknowledge that there might be mutiple users of a system, 
all but one of them not knowing what has been (allegedly) agreed to, a 
point that has been clearly made on this list. Are they assuming that 
these users are all using the browser with the permission of the person 
who gave consent to phorm?

Peter

Richard Clayton wrote:
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> Given the ire which has in the past been directed at John Young's
> Cryptome site, it's nice to see the Home Office referencing it as the
> canonical source of one of their own documents!
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> The tone of the rest of the answer is of course disappointing!
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> <URL:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldhansrd/text/805
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> Written Answers
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> Tuesday 20 May 2008
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> Advertising: Internet
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> The Earl of Northesk asked Her Majesty's Government:
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> Whether any official or Minister in the Home Office has offered written
> or oral advice to any executive of the company Phorm as to the legality
> of their targeted advertising software product; if so, what was the
> advice; in what circumstances was it given; and what was the
> justification for giving it. [HL3268]
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> The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of
> Spithead): The Home Office was asked by a number of parties, including
> Phorm's legal representative, for a view on the compatibility of
> targeted advertising services with the Regulation of Investigatory
> Powers Act 2000. It provided a guidance note for those parties.
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> The note is not, nor was it intended to be taken as, a definitive
> statement or interpretation of the law, which only a court can give. Nor
> was it intended for publication. However, a copy of that note has been
> published at http://cryptome.org/ho-phorm.pdf.
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> Working to protect the public, the Home Office is keen to help industry
> understand its legislative responsibilities, and to work with business
> in order to achieve a workable balance between commercial interests and
> public safety. In this way potential legal obligations can be taken into
> account in the conception of new products and services.
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> richard                                              Richard Clayton
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> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.         Benjamin Franklin
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