I *think* that is to meet data protection law. they are collecting personally identifying information (your conversation) and processing it (using it); so they have to tell you they're doing it & the purposes they;re using it for.
Gosh the law involved in this is complex isn;t it? DP, copyright, criminal and evidence - I should do an article on it.
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Date: 2003-07-25 02:56 am (UTC)Gosh the law involved in this is complex isn;t it? DP, copyright, criminal and evidence - I should do an article on it.