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Mass
surveillance ruled out as BBC iPlayer loophole closes
Mass surveillance will not be used to catch people who watch
catch-up BBC content following the introduction on Thursday of new rules to
close the “iPlayer loophole”. Enforcement body TV Licensing said it expected
the vast majority of people to “obey the rules” which extend the requirement
for a licence beyond live viewing.
Reports had suggested that the BBC would use a new “fleet”
of detector vans to monitor Wi-Fi connections for people using iPlayer.
However, a spokesman for TV Licensing told Press Association it did not plan to
carry out any form of mass surveillance.
“We expect most people will simply obey the law,” he said.
“We are not going to use mass surveillance techniques, we are not going to ask
internet providers for IP addresses, and in fact we will simply use existing
enforcement processes and techniques which we believe to be adequate and
appropriate.”
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