Originally published on Benscomputer.no-ip.org on 27 October 2008
Given that BT claim to be creating a network level opt-out from Phorm, I thought I would give them a bit of a helping hand. They claim that although it will be implemented, it's unlikely to be in place by the time the WebWise system is rolled out.
Originally published on Benscomputer.no-ip.org 18 March 2008
There have been murmers online that BT are planning to do the same as Carphone Wharehouse and make a few changes to the Phorm system, by creating a virtual wall between people who haven't opted in and the profiling hardware. They also intend to do away with the cookie 'opt-out' and create something more in line with the law. I sent BT an email a few days ago asking a variety of questions about the system (I'm on BT and don't like the system one bit) and got the following as a reply
Originally published on Benscomputer.no-ip.org 26 March 2009
I've been having a conversation with NoIP.com recently, they provide the DNS Re-Direct for Benscomputer.no-ip.org, about Phorm and the Webwise system. Although I completely disagree with Phorms systems using Opt-Out, I also do not want to help them monetize their customers browsing behaviour.
So, some time back I sent an e-mail to their website exclusion list, stating that I did not give permission for them to scrape my site for their own benefit. I received a reply effectively stating that as the WHOIS query for the domain (no-ip.org) does not match my details, the request was being viewed as unauthorised and would not be actioned.
Originally published on Benscomputer.no-ip.org 5 May 2009
A question posed on the StopPhoulPlay blog;
The more interesting question is this: if the Home Office and the many expert legal advisors we consulted are wrong, how is it that a system such as GMail - which scans emails from non-account holders without their consent to GMail users - is not also an ?interception? and as such not also a prime target of their campaign?
Unlike
Gmail?s webmail service, which is perfectly legal, Phorm?s
system is fully anonymous, does not look at email and does not store
personal information such as IP addresses. Surely if FIPR/ORG is
genuinely interested in a fair debate and the application of law as it
sees it, the question merits a response?
Originally published on Benscomputer.no-ip.org 29 June 2009
In a casual spare moment I clicked onto Phorms Website, once I got past the vomit evoking mess that is the Webwise Discover advert page, I noticed that there has been a bit of a shake-up since I last visited.