"This does not necessarily mean that suspension would be used - this step would obviously be a very serious sanction as it would affect all members of a household equally, and might disrupt access to other communications, so it should be regarded as very much a last resort," the Government claims in a statement.

I thought it was the Dark Lord?

There's obviously nothing money can't buy in this country. I'm gonna start looking for somewhere else to live (and file share )

what a pile of bollox. The only way the will know what you are doing is to snoop in your line, and that just aint cricket!!!!!

They don't need to go anywhere near your line, just look at what you are freely publishing in the Internet...

Laughable proposals and very easy to circumvent.

Once again our politicians show their lack of knowledge on how the net works.

Ah the wonders of SSL & VPN's

Yeah - but over sue of such things will raise alarms and eye brows.

He's both really, but they don't work together when you type 'em

I believe Our Man In Spain can advise you on moving and file sharing there at least