Detica dismisses internet spying concerns

Detica, the online security company, has dismissed concerns that it is spying
on internet users ahead of the launch of a trial to monitor illegal
filesharing over Virgin Media’s network.

Detica has brought its expertise in tracking online child pornography and
terrorism for the government into the digital media world by developing a
new system, similar to its high-level security technologies, that can
monitor illegal filesharing.

The company, which is part of aerospace and defence giant BAE Systems, will
launch the trial on Virgin Media’s network before the end of the year. It
will examine 40 per cent of the broadband company’s traffic for illegal file
trading meaning around 1.6 million people will be monitored.

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Present worries

By Kevin Peachey
Consumer affairs reporter, BBC News

The shining Gibson guitar was going for a song on the internet, but any expert could hear it did not play like the real thing.

You might not expect musical instruments to be among the haul of counterfeit or dangerous goods seized by trading standards officers. Read more