Comments on: Government advised Phorm advertising technology may be ‘illegal’ http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2008/03/20/ispwatch/government-advised-phorm-advertising-techonology-may-be-illegal/ The latest UK Broadband news, info and articles on broadband providers, services and technologies Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: OF1975 http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2008/03/20/ispwatch/government-advised-phorm-advertising-techonology-may-be-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-3238 OF1975 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:15:40 +0000 http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2008/03/20/ispwatch/government-advised-phorm-advertising-techonology-may-be-illegal/#comment-3238 Lets clear something up here. PhormPRTeam has yet again, on yet another website, resorted to subtle misinformation. Yes they have engaged privacy audits but what they arent telling people is that these have been done to US standards not UK standards. The share price of Phorm has nosedived by over 30% recently as users fightback against this invasion of privacy. This is the online equivalent of the Post Office opening all your letters, reading them, building a profile based on what they have have read and then using it to send you better targetted junk mail. This is a company that has been involved in spyware when the company was known as 121 media and they cannot be trusted. Lets clear something up here. PhormPRTeam has yet again, on yet another website, resorted to subtle misinformation. Yes they have engaged privacy audits but what they arent telling people is that these have been done to US standards not UK standards.

The share price of Phorm has nosedived by over 30% recently as users fightback against this invasion of privacy. This is the online equivalent of the Post Office opening all your letters, reading them, building a profile based on what they have have read and then using it to send you better targetted junk mail.

This is a company that has been involved in spyware when the company was known as 121 media and they cannot be trusted.

]]> By: o.abdel http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2008/03/20/ispwatch/government-advised-phorm-advertising-techonology-may-be-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-3231 o.abdel Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:19:47 +0000 http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2008/03/20/ispwatch/government-advised-phorm-advertising-techonology-may-be-illegal/#comment-3231 i just checked my cookies and find out that webwise.net was active,let say reside in my PC and the date this cookie will expire in 08/01/3000.to find out for how.go tools on firefox then options then click privacy then show cookies a page will appear then you will see on left hand all cookies click on a.webwise.net then click on a.webwise.net at this stage go to the bottom of the page and you will see the full content of the cookie and how long will track your surfing habits .for the time being im working on something more secure.if you find out that you are being watched then the best option is to leave your ISP ASAP. ABDEL i just checked my cookies and find out that webwise.net was active,let say reside in my PC and the date this cookie will expire in 08/01/3000.to find out for how.go tools on firefox then options then click privacy then show cookies a page will appear then you will see on left hand all cookies click on a.webwise.net then click on a.webwise.net at this stage go to the bottom of the page and you will see the full content of the cookie and how long will track your surfing habits .for the time being im working on something more secure.if you find out that you are being watched then the best option is to leave your ISP ASAP.
ABDEL

]]> By: Phorm Comms Team http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2008/03/20/ispwatch/government-advised-phorm-advertising-techonology-may-be-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-3227 Phorm Comms Team Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:40:57 +0000 http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2008/03/20/ispwatch/government-advised-phorm-advertising-techonology-may-be-illegal/#comment-3227 We don't agree with FIPR's analysis. And its description of the Phorm system is inaccurate. Our technology complies with the Data Protection Act, RIPA and other applicable UK laws. We've sought our own legal opinions as well as consulted widely with experts such as Ernst & Young, 80/20 Strategic Thinking, the Home Office, Ofcom and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). We discussed our system with the ICO prior to launching it and continue to be in dialogue with the organisation. Y ou can ask questions about the system and get loads more information by visiting http://blog.webwise.com or www.webwise.com or www.phorm.com We don’t agree with FIPR’s analysis. And its description of the Phorm system is inaccurate. Our technology complies with the Data Protection Act, RIPA and other applicable UK laws. We’ve sought our own legal opinions as well as consulted widely with experts such as Ernst & Young, 80/20 Strategic Thinking, the Home Office, Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). We discussed our system with the ICO prior to launching it and continue to be in dialogue with the organisation.
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ou can ask questions about the system and get loads more information by visiting http://blog.webwise.com or http://www.webwise.com or http://www.phorm.com

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