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[ NNSquad ] ISP Web browsing data mining controversy grows in the UK
------- Forwarded Message The Phorm files All yer data pimping news in one place By Team Register Published Friday 29th February 2008 16:03 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/ We've had a busy week digging into the deals signed by BT, Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse to report your browsing habits to Phorm, a new advertising company. There's shedloads of questions left to answer. Did BT lie over its involvement with the firm last year? When you opt-out, just how "out" exactly will you be? The list is long. [] But for now, here's the state of our knowledge on what must rank as one of the most interesting and important developments in the internet privacy game for some years. ISP data deal with former 'spyware' boss triggers privacy fears http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/25/phorm_isp_advertising/ More than ten million customers of the UK's three largest ISPs will have their browsing habits sold to a company with roots in the murky world of spyware. BT pimped customer web data to advertisers last summer http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/27/bt_phorm_121media_summer_2007/ BT's servers were secretly passing data on subscribers to its "new" advertising partner as long ago as last summer, though the companies refused to acknowledge any relationship at the time. Broadband big boys waiting on data pimping http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_broadband_isp_targets/ Phorm, the advertising company that wants to pay your ISP to hand over information on which websites you visit, has convinced the UK's three largest providers to trust it, but regulators and the rest of the industry are less impressed. How Phorm plans to tap your internet connection http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_documents/ Internal BT documents obtained by The Register for the first time provide solid technical information on how data from millions of BT, Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse customers will be pumped into a new advertising system. We are interviewing Phorm's CIO Marc Burgess next week. Send us your questions to the usual address. comments posted -- Post a new comment http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/comments/ ---------------- --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator