The BBC reports that an anti-file sharing campaign in the UK has resulted in over 150 people wrongly receiving demands to settle illegal file sharing claims.
UK Piracy Letter Campaign ‘Nets Innocents’
January 27, 2010
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later developments for ACS law
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACS_Law
http://www.thelawyer.com/sdt-suspends-acslaw-founder-for-two-years/1010952.article
A data breach revealed that ACS has accused over 5,000 people of sharing pornography.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13358896
“The security measures ACS:Law had in place were barely fit for purpose in a person’s home environment, let alone a business handling such sensitive details,” Mr Graham said.