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Phorm Storm Rumbles On
By John F | July 24, 2008
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The EU Commission has warned the British Government to deal with Phorm or they will. The continuing issues with Phorm and with the company behind Phorm carrying on regardless, no matter what reports come to light, thus enabling the ‘Phorm Storm’ to gain more momentum.
A statement from the EU commission states: “”It is very clear in E.U. directives that unless someone specifically gives authorization (to track consumer activity on the Web) then you don’t have the right to do that,” EU commissioner Viviane Reding said. If UK government does not deal with the issue, Dow Jones says, the EC could take action in the European Court of Justice.”
Phorm have now conducted two trials with BT without informing their customers. This type of underhand and most probably illegal activity is pissing off a lot of people and I hope that BT is losing customers because of their secret Phorm trials.
Recently a Baroness from the Liberal Party [a political party from the UK] attended a protest outside BT’s office in central London to highlight the two Phorm trials that BT conducted on their customers without their permission.
And if you’re reading this from the land of the free [USA that is], then a very similar type Phorm system called NebuAd, looks like it’s looming for you as well.
My advice is to wait and see what your ISP plans to do. If you don’t agree, there are plenty of ISP’s who won’t be signing up to Phorm. If you are in the UK and use BT then think very seriously about staying with them, as they have lied to you twice already about Phorm.
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