Maybe OFCOM should have a test case with a... scanner user and see what the courts decide ??
Can I volunteer?
Not indignant; not aggressive....
I feel that they (OFCOM) won't take the bait; since they would find themselves defending the indefensible.
Listening or monitoring should, to my mind, be a given right. Passing on or using for personal gain information derived by such monitoring is a completely different matter.