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Originally Posted by AlexanderHanff

I have a friend who works as a VM engineer and he is hitting a brick wall every time he asks questions about Phorm. He says it is not an isolated problem either, non of the engineers he knows have been able to get any info from the superiors about whether or not Phorm is already being tested.

Which seems to imply something's going on. I hate to sound paranoid, but this suggests we have to assume for our own protection that it is live. Or if it isn't (and how the hell do we confirm/deny that?), could he give us some sort of early warning?

On the other hand, if it has been or is being tested, explicit consent has not been obtained and Virgin would therefore be in breach of RIPA and the DPA - we need proof one way or the other. They surely wouldn't be that stupid, though, given the BT case. Or would they? Is this arrogance on their part, or are they just dumb? Or maybe they think we're dumb?

Jesus wept, this is starting to sound like something out of Enemy of the State! Isn't there any legal way we can force an answer from Virgin? Freedom of Information Act, maybe (do we have one?)? Does anyone here know anyone who works in news media?