Government Can't Cut off File-Sharers

Government Can't Cut off File-Sharers

Lord Erroll has called for Government plans to cut-off file-sharers to be scrapped because they can't make IT service providers take this IT service from so many customers. The proposal to potentially take IT connectivity from persistent file-sharers is part of the controversial Digital Economy Bill that's currently passing through Parliament.
Lord Erroll - a prominent figure in the Lords' inquiry into personal internet safety, which concluded the internet was becoming a "virtual Wild West" - says "We can’t be throttling back the speed of people's internet connections, let alone cutting them off. It completely destroys the Government’s objective to cut costs by delivering 100% of its services online in the very near future."