High Court Mandate: ISPs Must Release Personal Info of 150 Suspects

The High Court has ordered 10 ISPs to hand over the customer details of 150 individuals accused of illegally sharing and downloading desktop software on the web. The illegal file-sharers were identified after a 12-month covert investigation by the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast), called Operation Tracker.

The individuals all use false names but Fast has now secured the court orders that will force the internet service providers to hand over the full personal details - including names, addresses and dates of birth - of the 150 individuals.

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