Phorms Ts and Cs
Peter Tomlinson
ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:28:44 +0100
Nicholas Bohm wrote:
> Peter Fairbrother wrote:
>
>> Paul Vigay wrote:
>>
>> One other point, when BT ask if you want to "opt-in" tp Phorming, is
>> that an marketing message covered by the Privacy and Electronic
>> Communications Regulations?
>>
> Not unless it's sent by electronic mail, namely "any text, voice, sound
> or image message sent over a public electronic communications network
> which can be stored in the network or in the recipient's terminal
> equipment until it is collected by the recipient and includes messages
> sent using a short message service"
But, if you are already an internet service customer, is it not the case
that they can legally send you, electronically, as much bumph as they
like as long as it is directly related to the service?
Peter