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What’s Happening in the World of Phorm?
By John F | June 16, 2008
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That intrusion buzzard circling in the sky, or Phorm as it’s more commonly known, has been busy keeping itself out of the headlines recently. BT [British Telecom] has yet to announce when it will [legally] start using Phorm on its customer base.
I said [legally] above as they [not-very-legally] trialled Phorm out last year on around 36,000 of its customers without asking their permission, BT and Phorm contravened the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and the Data Protection Act (DPA), which is illegal, allegedly. [This is sounding like an episode of Have I Got News For You?]
At the moment the European Commission is probing whether or not to take any action against BT for its 2006 trials. They say here that they probably won’t be taking any action. What a surprise. Why bother looking into it if there’s not going to be any recourse for breaking RIPA and DPA? I would guess that money talks…
Anyway, to keep up with Phorm related issues visit this badphorm.co.uk for updates.
May the Phorm [not] be with you.
Topics: Computer Privacy Usefulness |