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Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Patel of Bradford (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 April 2009.


Internet: Deep Packet Inspection

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have undertaken into procuring Deep Packet Inspection technologies.
Answer

As the national technical authority for information assurance, CESG conducts research in a number of fields to ensure the relevance and quality of advice, guidance and services provided to Her Majesty’s Government. To this end, CESG has conducted technical evaluations of Deep Packet Inspection technologies. For reasons of commercial confidentiality it would not be appropriate to discuss the results of those evaluations in any detail.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2641; 709 c405WA
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Electronic surveillance Internet
Link
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