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We got any digital artists or graphic designers that want to do me a favour? I am setting up a website dedicated to issues regarding online privacy. I think Phorm is just one of many battles to come so I want to make sure there is a central resource available to people for news, editorials and campaigns. I would like to include some security tools too such as cookie block lists and an implementation of Dephormation's server side interception detection. I also want to look at the feasibility of providing md5 hash checks for pages on the site so users can verify that the site content has not changed on the way to their browser.
The web site will be on www.privacyonline.org.uk and also www.privacy-online.org.uk and I was hoping someone might be interested in designing the logo (preferably as a vector graphic so it can be used on printed material as well). So if anyone is interested please feel free to get in touch with some ideas. Also any ajax coders out there who want to help, it would save me a lot of time designing the site and enable me to work in other areas which are currently occupying my time. Alexander Hanff |
Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
Has anyone approached Google to ask if they are aware that to exclude Phorm using robots.txt we have to exclude Google? They might have something to say about that!
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I don't think there is any chance whatsoever of a big company blocking all the BT address space and I think it would be unreasonable to expect them to do so. Alexander Hanff |
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I'd be very very surprised if Google were not following the Phorm Storm... After all, there's only so much advertising revenue to be had... ---------- Post added at 14:24 ---------- Previous post was at 14:20 ---------- Quote:
I think Phorm will rethink the robots.txt stance so as to enable selective blocking of Phorm. |
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
Over the last couple of months, the website traffic of 80/20 Thinking, the Company commissioned to conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment for Phorm, will have substantially increased. What a shame that much of that exposure has been for all the wrong reasons.
People have long memories and one of the talents of the shrewd in business is in spotting when you've been delivered, as they say in rugby, a "hospital pass". My advice to 80/20T would be to get this PIA thing written fast to satisfy the commission and to then get the hell out of any association with any venture that is destined to sink or be fraught for years with the angst of a large number of very motivated people. It just ain't good for business. There has to be a better way for a fledgling Company to make its own success and imho that is with a reputation based on something other than notoriety. |
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any of this information could be used by another company to make a superior product that that company provides using the target companys harvested data. |
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Banning ISPs isn't the way to do this and only serves to extend the digital divide. We need to stop this issue through a combination of public pressure, law and public policy reforms.
Cutting people off from valuable online resources is a bad idea in my opinion. Alexander Hanff ---------- Post added at 15:36 ---------- Previous post was at 15:34 ---------- Quote:
His emails to the public who have contacted him have also been very supportive and condemned the activities of Phorm and other such companies. Alexander Hanff |
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I still wouldnt trust any person on that associated company's advisory group and pressure put on that said person in private could influence critical descisions or questions.
some mp or higher office or eu relevant with no connection to any company would be better to direct questions too in my opinion. its the whole association game atm im afraid who do you trust who isnt connected to the spyware clan. |
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Just because the Earl of Northesk is out spoken about the Phorm technology it doesn't invalidate his role as an advisor to 80/20 Thinking. In fact surely it is logical to assume that people like the Earl of Northesk advising 80/20 Thinking will only help matters in the long term?
Or would you rather 80/20 Thinking were only taking advice from parties who are only interested in monetising privacy? Alexander Hanff |
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well sure just tell him they tell (advise sorry) 80/20 who tell phorm who move to counter such claims makes good sense im sure you'll agree then.
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