Confirming that they did snitch on their customers, telecommunications operator M1 revealed that they had indeed disclosed customer information to a local law firm over alleged illegal downloads of the movie Dallas Buyers Club under court order.
This follows the queries lodged by a number of M1 customers who have been receiving threatening letters demanding damages for illegally downloading the movie, asking for compensation of up to USD$5,000.
Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, M1 confirmed that they disclosed customers’ names, NRIC numbers and addresses to Dallas Buyers Club LLC — the company that owns the rights to the movie — following a High Court order in January.
According to the telco, they initially refused to give out the personal details of their customers, but later on were forced to do so when Dallas Buyers Club LLC applied for a hearing at the High Court and was granted an order to attain the details of the M1 customers.
It’s the same thing over in Australia and the United States — internet service providers are being forced to hand over personal details of almost 5,000 users who allegedly shared Dallas Buyers Club on file sharing networks.
Photo: Dallas Buyers Club Facebook page
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