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Originally Posted by Paddy1
I've been thinking about this random number that they use to aggregate your browsing habits. Surely if this number is allocated to a specific person/browser/account then it is, by definition, "personal data". The fact that it is randomly generated is irrelevant and is perhaps being used as a smoke screen. What, really, is the difference between your PHORM number, IP number or your national insurance number, other than the fact that a person may have multiple PHORM numbers. Indeed, a person may have multiple IP's but they are still considered personal information.
If this is true, and IANAL, then they are, in fact, storing your aggregated browsing history against your personal PHORM number. The only issue may be whether or not a person can be identified by it. Could we make this it public, say by publishing it, and in doing so, cause PHORM to be in breach of the DPA (even more)?
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I've seen a quote from someone in Phorm this week that the cookie number is actually
Pseudorandom. I would imagine that in cryptography circles, that particular word gets a hearty laugh, a nudge and a wink.