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TalkTalk comments on "ill-conceived" proposals
Wednesday 28th October 2009, by Daniel King
Having previously spoken out against plans to clamp down on illegal file sharing in the UK, TalkTalk has responded to the government's insistence that such plans need to be put in place.
The broadband services provider has already stated that it believes the proliferation of Wi-Fi hijacking in Britain is something that needs to be addressed before anything is done about peer-to-peer downloading.
It noted various studies have proved there are many people across the nation that are susceptible to unknowingly providing a medium for the illegal practice and as such they could end up being prosecuted having done nothing wrong.
Now, TalkTalk has added that it is "dismayed" at Lord Mandelson's revelation that his proposals will go ahead and internet service providers will be given the go-ahead to disconnect web users who are found - rightly or wrongly - to be in breach of the law.
Andrew Heaney, executive director of strategy and regulation for the telecommunications group - which also incorporates Tiscali following a merger earlier this year - explained in a post for the firm's official blog that the proposals remain "ill-conceived".
He added that having announced the decision at a cabinet forum event this week, the government representative was effectively allowing an initiative that treats the average UK broadband user as "guilty until proven innocent" to move ahead.
"What is being proposed is wrong in principle and it won't work in practice. We know this approach will lead to wrongful accusations," Mr Heaney noted. "The unintended consequence of Lord Mandelson's plan will be to encourage more Wi-Fi and PC hi-jacking and expose more innocent people to being penalised."
Categories: Broadband, Internet Security, TalkTalk
