Surferbill » uk http://surferbill.com Not a surfer, not called Bill Sat, 19 May 2012 11:28:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 What The British Say http://surferbill.com/2012/04/what-the-british-say.html http://surferbill.com/2012/04/what-the-british-say.html#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:26:07 +0000 Posterous http://surferbill.com/2012/04/what-the-british-say.html
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]]> http://surferbill.com/2012/04/what-the-british-say.html/feed 0 Ministers ‘using fear of terror’ http://surferbill.com/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror.html http://surferbill.com/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror.html#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:39:00 +0000 Surferbill http://surferbill.com/blog/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror/ Ministers 'using fear of terror': “A former head of MI5 has accused the government of exploiting the fear of terrorism and trying to bring in laws that restrict civil liberties.”

]]> http://surferbill.com/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror.html/feed 0 How to remove your DNA records from police databases http://surferbill.com/2008/12/how-to-remove-your-dna-records-from-police-databases.html http://surferbill.com/2008/12/how-to-remove-your-dna-records-from-police-databases.html#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:13:00 +0000 Surferbill http://surferbill.com/blog/2008/12/how-to-remove-your-dna-records-from-police-databases/ A European Court has decided that the retention of the DNA of innocent people is illegal, so what do you have to do to have your information deleted?

The Register has all the information you need on how to remove your DNA records from police databases.

]]> http://surferbill.com/2008/12/how-to-remove-your-dna-records-from-police-databases.html/feed 0 Net firms in music pirates deal http://surferbill.com/2008/07/net-firms-in-music-pirates-deal.html http://surferbill.com/2008/07/net-firms-in-music-pirates-deal.html#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000 Surferbill http://surferbill.com/blog/2008/07/net-firms-in-music-pirates-deal/ The BBC reports that “BT, Virgin, Orange, Tiscali, BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse have all signed up” with the music industry to tackle piracy online.

“The Motion Picture Association of America has also signed up.”

What’s the next headline going to be? BT to listen in on all phone calls to identify crimes? Electricity companies told to cut off supplies to suspected criminals? Hammers made illegal because they could be used to main or even kill!

I don’t see policing music piracy as the responsibility of the ISP any more than it is a shop’s responsibility to report all kitchen knife sales to the police because they could be used in a crime.

Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI, is also quoted as saying, “File-sharing is not anonymous, it is not secret, it is against the law.”

What a load of crap. Illegal file-sharing is illegal, but don’t start spreading your propaganda to stop the progress of technology. Many legitimate services uses file-sharing to serve content, and file-sharing is NOT illegal.

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