Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Please put your MP right!

There's an HTML version of the letter I sent to MPs and peers at http://urltea.com/33rt if it's any help.

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

That made me laugh. I assume this research was the secret trails they conducted in 2006/2007 that noone knew about. *shrug*

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Ok its been almost 3 weeks since I wrote to my MP and I have had no response whatsoever from him. Not even an aknowledgement of having received my letter. Time to draft a second letter to him this time asking what steps he intends to take to ensure that the home office investigate the criminal breaches of RIPA by BT and Phorm. Suggestions are of course welcome.

Edit: I have just seen the link to CaptJamieHunters letter and so will base my letter around his although naturally I will rewrite sections. We dont want to flood MPs with identical letters as that will just switch them off. Thanks for posting the letter online Jamie.

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

I've had another email from my MP (while I was doing the last post) and I'm not the only constituent to contact him. I didn't ask if I could post his reply but he's raised his concerns with the Minister and he's not convinced by their (BT & Phorm's I guess) claims regarding privacy :)

I've pointed him to http://www.inphormationdesk.org/ :D

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Each letter I send is only based around that - it's tweaked depending on the person getting it, their interests and backgrounds. If you can aim the part about their data being intercepted at mentioning the people they are likely to know and deal with the impact should be better. It's there for people to use and spread the word.

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Ok, someone mentioned in the comments on The Register Website that we could make a petition regarding RIPA on this site: http://www.petitiononline.com/

I would welcome input on the following which I am considering posting to that site:

"We, the hereby undersigned, petition the United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown to ask the Home Office to launch an investigation into British Telecom and Phorms criminal breach of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) during secret trials in 2006 and 2007.

BT have recently admitted to carrying out secret trials of Phorms technology in 2006 and 2007 without their users consent or permission. Many experts, including the Foundation for Information Policy Research and also the Open Rights Group, contend that these trials constituted illegal interception and as such were a criminal breach of RIPA.

We ask that the Prime Minister require the Home Office to launch an investigation into these breaches which constitute a large scale intrustion of online-privacy."

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Might be worth pointing out that if public feel we are being let down by the government we will vote with our feet and vote for a party that will help protect us from this illegal activity.

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screenshots from the new windows 7 http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/win7_6519.asp

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Bearing in mind this looks like their standard response to MP's queries, it might be worth picking it apart, line by line, to point out the spin.

An MP will take exception to a deliberately evasive reply, and lot's of MP's have probably had one.

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Just remember that the petition will not get a response until AFTER it ends, so make the end date not too far in the future ;)

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Well its getting a broader coverage now still tech press mainly.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/185310/f...-on-phorm.html

http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15511

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communicatio...9381035,00.htm

http://www.telecoms.com/itmgcontent/...017520841.html

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9386/Ph...rials+Continue

http://www.computing.co.uk/computing...bt-phorm-trial

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

;) you beat me to it, i was collating todays mentions links so far too.

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/news/EkpZVZEVylidKqGaMw.html

http://www.datamonitor.com/industrie...&type=NewsWire

http://www.research-live.com/news_st...=y&newsid=4477

http://www.computerweekly.com/Articl...rm-privacy.htm

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

I've had the following reply from my MP:

That's looking positive then! Keep on sending those letters!

I've also had a personal reply from one of my MEP's office to say that my MEP will reply personally in due course.

I also sent an altered version of CaptJamieHunters letter to my local councillors (warning them of the danger of their web browsing being intercepted etc). No reply as yet.

Ali.

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

If Phorm is "spoofing" cookies into other sites domains and that site has a published cookie policy, where does that leave the site?

I hear from BBC radio that the Chinese Gov. is looking for a PR company to help spin them through the Tibet issues. I bet they end up with a UK one.:td:

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Be quick

Submit a question to Gordon Brown

http://www.labour.org.uk/

I've asked "why are government departments ignoring British Telecom and Phorms criminal breach of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) during secret trials in 2006 and 2007."

Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
 

Coo, thanks. I've asked why the Home Office and the Information Commissioner's Office have refused to investigate the illegal actions of BT and Phorm which shatter privacy legislation.