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Another Free Program To Block Phorm
By John F | May 21, 2008
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Another tool to block Phorm has been released for Windows computers. It’s called AntiPhorm Lite. The spiel from the website states:
“AntiPhorm Lite runs independently and silently in the background of your PC. It connects to the web and intelligently simulates natural surfing behaviour across thousands of customizable topics. This creates a background noise of false information disguising and inverting your own interests.”
We believe our technology is indistinguishable from that of a typical user engaging the Internet. To support this claim we have introduced a preview mode that works with any of your preferred browsers, and together with a detailed reporting system and a host of custom options each AntiPhormLite will appear unique.”
This program seems genuine and to serve a purpose, however using a program like this will take up resources on your computer [even though their FAQ says otherwise] and seems somewhat counter-productive. The jumbled up phrase “stable door, close, horse, bolted” springs to mind.
I suppose it will work to a certain extent, however the only 100% surefire way to combat Phorm is to opt-out when and if your ISP starts using Phorm, or to move to an ISP that does not sign up to PHORM. On a positive note their adverts for their AntiPhorm Lite program are quite good. See above for the cool Jedi advert.
No news on my ISP [Virgin Media] as yet. I wait with apprehension as to what they decide. After hearing that BT will reportedly earn up to $170 million from using Phorm, I am somewhat resigned to Virgin Media signing up and putting some kind of ‘positive’ spin as to why Phorm is the best thing since paperclips for all their customers.
Topics: Computer Privacy Usefulness |