FBI chides Hotmail and Yahoo! for sidestepping UK laws, The Register, 25 Jan 2005

“Poor controls and lax compliance with local laws by global hosting and webmail firms is hampering the fight against cybercrime, an FBI agent told a London conference yesterday. Ed Gibson, FBI special agent and assistant legal attache of the US Embassy in London, said international ISPs operating in the UK used their international presence as an excuse for not complying with British laws.�

Full story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/25/fbi_cybercrime_conf/