a question, do you trust charles to report this fairly, he does seem very pro Phorm?, but then the Guardian is signed up to the service....
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technolo...s_consent.html
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Home Office on Phorm: it's legal if users consent
An analysis by the Home Office of Phorm's proposed system suggests that it's legal - as long as users give their consent
March 12, 2008 3:00 PM
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You can find an
archive of the discussion on Cryptome, but as it went out on the ukcrypto mailing list (if I'm reading the headers right), it's hardly secret.
The conclusion:
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notice no mention of word 'explicit' from the
"20. Targeted online advertising services should be provided with the
explicit consent of ISPs' users ...."