Swedish ISP Thwarts Copyright Cops by Erasing Data

The Swedish telecom operator Tele 2 plans to erase all data identifying its 600,000 customers, a decision that will undermine the new IPRED law and make the hunt for internet scofflaws more difficult.


Starting on Tuesday, Tele 2 will destroy records of IP addresses after they’ve been processed for internal use. It’s a way to secure the customers’ privacy — and, the company likely hopes, to strengthen the ISP’s market position.


“This is a strong wish from our customers and therefore we’ve decided to no longer keep records of customers’ IP addresses,” Tele2’s CEO in Sweden, Niclas Palmstierna, told the Swedish news agency TT. “We do this to strengthen the protection of customer privacy.”


“We’ve analyzed the legislation carefully and found that we have no obligations at all to store information about our customers’ IP addresses,” he continued.

more: wired

Good for them ! Power to the people

swarfega said:

hmm I think Ill move to sweden. Good ISPs, good speeds, and blonde girls

I used to live there...................not too many hot blond chicks. It's a myth.......

SqdnGuns said:

I used to live there...................not too many hot blond chicks. It's a myth.......

I can believe that. The world just ain't what it used to be...or rather, what it should be.

Airbot said:

I can believe that. The world just ain't what it used to be...or rather, what it should be.

If Hitler had is way we would all have blonde hair and blue eyes.

hitler schmitler, that crazy nutball's dead.

there still aren't enough hot Swedish chicks in the world anyways.