The ISPA Council will select an individual or organisation
in recognition of their achievements in upsetting the
industry.
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Internet Villain
The finalists for the Internet Villain category
are:-
“For its heavy handed approach against consumers rather than engaging in constructive dialogue with the Internet industry when dealing with
filesharing.”
“For changing the whole engineering plan for 21CN only six months before
the launch date."
“For buddying up with the music industry and trying to appeal to a younger audience.”
“For failing to take the protection of peoples’ personal data seriously and highlighting bad practice in protecting data by loosing computer disks containing confidential details of 25 million child benefit recipients.”
"For his proposed new tax on Internet access and mobile phone use to fund France's two public television channels, which would be free of advertising.”
The winner is:-
HM Revenue and Customs
(HMRC)
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