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Originally Posted by ceedee
Would you mind expanding on that peculiar assertion? Like with detailed examples?
And I suspect Phorm might like to know too as it'll have some bearing on their patent application.
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The technology has been around for ages, as well as arguments about this sort of problem and sensationalist screams of "OMFG WHERE ARE MY PRIVACIES?!?!!".
I remember a certain amount of leaked/lost data by AOL a while back.
Use google. You'll have a harder time showing it hasn't happened.
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Originally Posted by ceedee
Traffic flows *through* an ISPs servers (not sure which databases you might mean) but Phorm's WebWise profiling server is there to *collect* and *analyse* my browsing data. Which ISPs currently do that?
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Most do to some extent. As do many particular companies with their own programs. Which in turn backs up my first reply above. There are thousands of different technologies available to monitor your traffic. Legal and otherwise.
"but Phorm's WebWise profiling server is there to *collect* and *analyse* my browsing data"
- where do you think they're getting this data? Why make a deal with an ISP if they're not actually providing anything?
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Originally Posted by ceedee
What the hell do you think we're doing?
If you've not got anything useful to contribute, what's your motive in posting?
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You're expressing your own views, as are many others. That is all. You're not spearheading the revolution, you're complaining and whining. It may or may not have any effect at all. It'd be better sharing different ways of working round this. Rather than screaming and hoping someone else will do it for you.
"If you want to roll over and let Phorm and VM drastically alter the basis of the internet"
As if that is a useful contribution.
It's exaggeration, and unnecessary.