Virgin Media's traffic monitoring attracts authorities' interestTuesday, January 26th 2010 The European Commission is set to keep an eye on Virgin Media's trial of web usage monitoring technology. A trial of web usage monitoring technology organised by Virgin Media is to be watched closely by the European Commission, according to reports.
The regulatory body has told ZDNet UK that while it has not contacted the fibre optic broadband provider about its plans, it intends to monitor how it is used to ensure the company meets with official rules.
According to the website, Virgin Media is looking to use the technology in order to discover a rough estimate of how many people are using illegal filesharing facilities.
"The commission confirms its commitment to the protection of privacy and security of electronic communications as one of its priorities," the organisation outlined.
It added that it intends to "closely monitor this case".
News on the trial has come after Marketing magazine revealed that Virgin Media has named its new music download and streaming service.
MusicFish is set to be launched in the UK later this year.
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