Accidental Pirate tightens disclosure rule
The pro-copyright lobby group behind the Accidental Pirate website has changed a legal clause that allowed it to disclose the personal information of users to any third party.
iTnews reported earlier this week that the clause had raised suspicions that the site - billed as a means to educate users about piracy habits - was a ‘honeypot' or trap to implicate respondents in illicit activity, with the information handed to law enforcement for anti-piracy investigation. Users had been asked to take a quiz to determine whether or not they were an "accidental pirate" before supplying personal information to win a $5 DVD rental voucher.
The offending clause was edited on Wednesday but the change still appeared to allow third-party disclosure beyond the firms listed. "The Promoter and Ezy Entertainment Marketing Pty Ltd collects personal information in order to conduct the promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties including The Furnace (an advertising and marketing agency helping with the conduct of the promotion), and may also disclose the details of any winners to the NSW lottery authority," the new clause stated.
