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Mandelson to press on with piracy plans
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
By Garnet Roach garnet@consumerchoices.co.uk
Lord Mandelson is to push ahead with his plans to disconnect broadband users suspected of illegal downloading.
TalkTalk Broadband (www.Talktalk.co.uk) said that it was “dismayed” to learn that the Government would press ahead with its “ill-conceived plans” despite much criticism.
“What is being proposed is wrong in principle and it won't work in practice,” said the cheap broadband provider, adding that it would continue to resist any attempts to force it to cut customers off from the net “unless directed to do so by a court or recognised tribunal”.
TalkTalk also said that the plans were based on a principle of “guilty until proven innocent” and that it would fight any requirements to implement the measures in court.
It has predicted that the measures would encourage more wifi and PC hijacking as well as putting innocent people at risk of being disconnected.
TalkTalk urged people to visit its campaign website www.Dontdisconnect.us and sign the Number 10 petition to make their opposition to the “draconian and disproportionate measures” known.
Recent research by the Open Rights Group found that 70% of people were against the filesharing ban.
Michael Phillips, Broadbandchoices.co.uk product director, said: “There has been a huge reaction against the Government’s filesharing proposals, and a number of major flaws have been highlighted in the plans. Millions of people now share their broadband connection wirelessly and these plans could put innocent people - such as home office users - at risk of being cut off - for example, if their kids are sharing files using the same connection.
“Users who are worried about their wireless internet security should upgrade to the latest encryption method - WPA2 - which offers the best protection to help prevent people piggybacking their broadband. Use our free Wireless Key Generator to create unique, hard to crack passwords,” he advised.
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