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Originally Posted by patinstoke
HI i just got this reply from one of my other mep's and im not quite sure whether he is saying they do or do not condone phorm. Any other views on this would be appreciated
Thank you very much for your email.
I have met with Phorm Technology and I am aware of the claims that they are making about anonymity and lack of reverse traceability that their system embodies.
My colleagues and I in the European Parliament are currently examining issues around e-privacy in the context of proposed reforms to the Directive on Privacy in Electronic Communications. We shall be looking at the whole issue of IP addresses and whether they should be treated as personal data and the Phorm system will certainly be included in this review.
We have generally taken a robust view of the need for stronger protection of privacy in digital communications, combined with clear information for users if they are giving their private data to marketing organizations.
I am sure that this position will be sustained as we examine the Commission's Proposal.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.
Many thanks.
Malcolm Harbour.
Malcolm Harbour
Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands, UK
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that coming from a MEP is quite good , you just need to parse it.
and he seems to assume you should know the EU/MEP talk, most people dont, and even i that have looked, find it hard to work out whats happening sometimes.
the political readers here are better at that than i.
i may be wrong and time will tell ,but i read it as:
"European Parliament are currently examining issues around e-privacy " basicly there are holes in the old revision so we are going to plug them to make E-privacy stronger.
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We shall be looking at the whole issue of IP addresses "
given that the head EU Data commissioner has recently stated that your ISP given IP address
is your personal data, the MEPs are now moving to clarify this point in better EU legalize.
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the claims that they are making" equates to Hmm if you say so Mr US ex-spyware.
"Phorm system will certainly be included in this review."
we suspect your messing with the personal IP address in some way,so we will make sure we close any loopholes already told to us, so you cant do it easly anymore.
the point here seems to be , have people told them all the possible abuses
of IPs that are out there, so they can put the right clauses in the new directives?
"We have generally taken a robust view of the need for stronger protection of privacy in digital communications"
trust us to make you feel safe and spend all your E-cash in the EU so we can tax it to the hilt.
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I am sure that this position will be sustained as we examine the Commission's Proposal."
we dont know what else we might put in the new directives yet, but we are looking for more feelgood Ecomerce and be better than the US directives
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