Mastering the Internet

[Adrian Midgley]

Ian Batten wrote:


> Hint: there's only been one documented case of mass interception and
> modification of traffic in the UK.  Was it carried out by (a) spooky
> people from Cheltenham or (b) an ISP seeking additional advertising
> revenue?  What makes you believe that ISPs are the ones wearing the
> white hats?

And they are in Private Eye this fortnight.


A little way after the mention of the apparently litigiously inclined
Richard Granger, ex-head of the NHS' (to use the EYe's phrase)
"disastrous" IT programme.

A solicitor for a company which says he does not work for it says he
demands privacy etc etc.

The EYe nastily remarks on his previous job goal of getting everyone's
medical records uploaded to a fantastic "spine".


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A