BBC iPlayer login will be required from 2017

[Vangelis forthnet]

On Thu Sep 29 17:19:37 BST 2016, RS wrote:

> My concern is privacy.  Did you read Vangelis's comment
> about his research into what the information will be used for?
> It is very different from what it says on the registration page.
> The BBC is required to comply with the Data Protection Principles.

First of all, apologies for resurrecting this stale thread,
which, strictly speaking, isn't actually GiP related;
move on if offended by its OT nature...

I recently became aware of

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34715872

a prelude to

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_2016

So, it looks as though internet privacy is not a reality
anymore for UK internet users; the BBC asking for
physical address (postcode), valid e-mail address
and other data that personally identify you is but
a misdemeanour in the broader scheme put in place
with the new Act.

And people in the UK using VPNs for security reasons
have already begun being affected
(https://github.com/GetiPlayerAutomator/get-iplayer-automator/issues/607#issuecomment-264322416)

I am not here to dispute UK legislation,
this was posted as a FYI for those not
aware already...

> I am waiting for the person I spoke to at the Information Commissioner's 
> Office
> to call me back to tell me if anyone is doing work on this.
> If not, I have been told I should in the first instance write to the BBC's
> (or probably now OFCOM's) Data Protection Officer and
> give him or her 28 days to reply, and then refer it to the ICO.

Hello Richard; has any of the above ever been pursued?

Kind regards