And lo On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:12:55 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake thusly:

>>> This still doesn't explain who the ISP is supposed to keep track of  
>>> several thousand computers all concurrently using their system.
>>  To put it another way you're charged per unit (normally megabyte) for  
>> information downloaded to your mobile, how does your telecom provider  
>> know that's you getting that data?
>
> Hmm, OK.
>
>>> OK, so they give the *police* that information. They're not going to  
>>> give it to anybody else, are they? :-P
>>  Oh no of course not, it's also not likely that the DVLA will hand out  
>> information to anyone who sets up a Parking Enforcement company and can  
>> fill in an online form.
>
> I don't follow.

Sorry another story that's been buried under the Green story, private  
companies are by-passing things like Criminal Records Checks to get  
information. All they have to do is fill in a form from the DVLA with your  
licence plate and state that you were illegally parked - et voila the DVLA  
sends back to them your name, address, car details etc.

>>> OK, so they know I came from Google. They still don't know what I  
>>> searched for. :-P
>>  Referrer address = http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=   test
>
>> even features on some sites now with "[IP address] has landed on this  
>> site searching for [test]" even tries to resolve the IP Address to a  
>> place based on the ISP - used to have me as Brum now it thinks I'm in  
>> Cheltenham. And all that without the ISP logs ;-)
>
> Yeah, and some sites manage to figure out that I'm in Milton Keynes.
>
> Do you have *any idea* how many people live in Milton Keynes? ;-)

Over 200,000 last count, but how many searching for "test" at 16:12 on Wed  
02?

>>>>> (Also, what do you mean "sign up to Google"?)
>>>>  For personalised info on iGoogle, you got Gmail?
>>>
>>> ...wuh?
>>  www.google.co.uk/ig
>
> Hmm... mildly entertaining, but... useful?

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