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Old 01-04-2008, 13:34   #1958
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

AH - You are correct. Your petition is pretty clear to anyone reading it.

Just to remind anyone reading

(RIPA)

1 Unlawful interception

(1) It shall be an offence for a person intentionally and without lawful authority to intercept, at any place in the United Kingdom, any communication in the course of its transmission by means of—

(a) a public postal service; or

(b) a public telecommunication system.


BT have admitted publicly that they did indeed intercept communications last summer. What's the problem? Part 1, Chapter 1, Item 1. Why do we even require a petition? BT at least have clearly crossed the line.


Something else I have not seen any questions about is the Patent aspect that Phorm are selling. My understanding was that you could not patent a computer program or a business method in the UK. (Phorm's patent seems to be a hybrid computer program and business method) What's going on there? Patent applied for but not yet granted? PhormTeam?

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BT and Phorm secretly tracked 18,000 customers in 2006
Spied on, profiled, and targeted for credit cards

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04...rm_2006_trial/

Just in time for AH's petition
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