phorm/webwise

*!*HIBS*!*

Phorm and its relevant advertising feature that is part of the Webwise phishing warning system is something that has generated many column inches around the main broadband news sites and blogs.
News has just reached us that Kent Ertugrul the Phorm CEO will be online between 8:30pm and 9:30pm this evening to take part in an online chat at www.webwise.com/chat.

More info from here: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3448-phorm-ceo-to-do-live-online-chat.html

lemoog

*!*HIBS*!* wrote: »

More info from here: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3448-phorm-ceo-to-do-live-online-chat.html

For those who dont know PHORM will be spying upon the internet users of BT, talk talk, Virgin Media see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/04/phorm_ripa/ If you want to sign the petition to Gordon Brown see http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ispphorm/ It looks like BT trialed PHORM in July of 2007 giving a third party (PHORM created by a known malware author) access to BT's customers browsing data

snails's_pace

yes, ive read up on this before, facebook were thinking about using it but i think in this weeks news they said no (i may stand corrected)....what i dont understand is if social networking sites and isp are looking into phorm..does this mean we'll be phormed twice?

Rikki

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DatabaseError

does this mean we'll be phormed twice?

i wont! i don't use facebook etc. and i have a decent isp

snails's_pace

oopps..is this spam im usually good at spotting

The_Economist

snails's_pace wrote: »

oopps..is this spam im usually good at spotting

Spam or not, i think its something to watch. If they do sell info on our web-surfing habits are they gonna give us a slice of the profits or reduce how much we have to pay for the ISP as without us they would'nt make any money.
Also i have concerns about my rights to privacey.

snails's_pace

The_Economist wrote: »

Spam or not, i think its something to watch. If they do sell info on our web-surfing habits are they gonna give us a slice of the profits or reduce how much we have to pay for the ISP as without us they would'nt make any money.
Also i have concerns about my rights to privacey.

yes me too, ive signed the petition a while back, what with dna database,phorming we really do have to stand up for our human rights

OldBear

I know it's not really a money saving subject, but I'm still amazed at the lack of interest in this story on this board.

Anyway, here's the latest on the attempts to stop BT, Talk Talk and Virgin using Phorm to illegally invade our privacy in an attempt to sell advertising.

"The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) has today sent the Home Office in-depth legal analysis of the Phorm behavioural advertising system. The analysis has been produced by FIPR’s General Counsel (and ORG Advisory Council member) Nicholas Bohm, and complements the technical analysis produced by Richard Clayton earlier this month. The analysis shows that Phorm’s systems involve interception of communications contrary to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, fraud, contrary to the Fraud Act, and therefore unlawful processing of personal data, contrary to the Data Protection Act. It states that individual directors and managers of the Internet Service Providers involved could be criminally liable for these offences, if roll out of Phorm goes ahead."

Full story: http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2008/04/23/fipr-calls-on-home-office-to-withdraw-misleading-advice-on-phorm/

penrhyn

It a bit like my thread on the 10p tax, people tend not to take any notice until they are personally affected.
Skyuser has a No to Phorm banner on the homepage.

Needs a 'Sun' headline maybe.

Internet users surfing details flogged to advertisers.