Actionfraud

[Andrew Cormack]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-bounces at chiark.greenend.org.uk [mailto:ukcrypto-
> bounces at chiark.greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of Jon Ribbens
> Sent: 30 March 2011 11:49
> To: ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Actionfraud
> 
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 08:28:51AM +0100, Ian Batten wrote:
> >
> > On 30 Mar 2011, at 01:45, Jon Ribbens wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 09:43:04PM +0100, Charles Lindsey wrote:
> > >> I'm sure it's illegal to do this scanning (it's not even in their
> T&C's
> > >> that they may/will), although I can understand an ISP's desire not
> to be
> > >> black-listed.
> > >
> > > It's entirely standard practice to scan for spam on incoming email,
> >
> > At an ISP level?  I'm not sure that's true, is it?
> 
> Hmm, I'm gonna have to go with "yes it is".

And the Article 29 WP have a classic piece of reverse engineering to conclude that it's lawful ;)
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/docs/wpdocs/2006/wp118_en.pdf

Andrew