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Archive for the ‘Phorm’ Category

BT silences customers over Phorm: “

Down banhammer

BT has banned all future discussion of Phorm and its ‘WebWise’ targeted advertising product on its customer forums, and deleted all past threads about the controversy dating back to February.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

Orange ditches Phorm: “

Another blow for data pimping

Updated Orange, the UK’s sixth largest broadband provider, is not going to use Phorm’s data-snooping technology.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

CPS to consider private prosecution over stealth Phorm trials: “

Opponents call for public interest trial

The Crown Prosecution Service will examine evidence that BT and Phorm’s stealth advertising targeting trials broke wiretapping laws, despite a recent police refusal to pass the case to prosecutors.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

Brussels bounces BT-Phorm quiz back to UK.gov: “

‘Let’s try that once more shall we?’

The European Commission has again written to the government for an explanation of UK authorities’ response to BT’s allegedly illegal secret trials of Phorm’s ISP adware system.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

BT’s Phorm small print: It’s all your fault: “

‘Daddy needs to tell you about an exciting new service called WebWise’

BT subscribers who are invited to take part in its new trial of Phorm’s internet monitoring and advertising system will be responsible for telling anyone who uses their computer that they could be being tracked online – whether they opt in or not.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

BT rolls out Phorm web tracking: “Thousands of BT broadband customers are to have their internet usage tracked
so they can be sent targeted online advertising in a final trial before the
service is launched network-wide.”

(Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)

American ISP giants: If we Phorm, we’ll get consent: “

‘No need to legislate’

After months of controversy over ISP-level ad targeting systems from the likes of Phorm and NebuAd, three of America’s four largest ISPs have told Congress that such behavior-tracking shouldn’t exist unless web surfers give their explicit approval.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

Police drop BT-Phorm probe: “

‘Move along please, nothing to see’

Exclusive City of London Police have decided not to formally investigate BT and Phorm for their allegedly illegal secret ISP-level adware trials, arguing that there was implied consent from customers and it would be a waste of public money.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

UK government responds on Phorm: “A controversial ad-serving system can be rolled out in the UK but only under strict guidelines, says the government.”

(Via BBC News.)

BT’s secret Phorm trials: UK.gov responds: “

EU lawyers mull action

Exclusive The European Commission is analysing the government’s explanation of why UK authorites have taken no action over BT and Phorm’s allegedly illegal broadband wiretapping and ad targetting experiments in 2006 and 2007.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)