Thread: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
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Old 01-04-2008, 17:15   #2008
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
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Originally Posted by AlexanderHanff View Post
There is a silver lining to this cloud though. Publicity scandals like this and others like the Bank Charges publicity campaign do serve a very important purpose. I wouldn't like to guess how many 10s of thousands of people are more educated about their Rights and their Privacy as a result of such campaigns but I would be willing to bet it is a lot. The more scandals like this come out into the open the more empowered the general public become as a result which only serves to increase awareness in future situations. Hopefully long term the British people will wake up from their apathetic haze and start fighting to get the rights back which have been eroded away over the past 10 years.

Alexander Hanff

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"Earl of Northesk to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking any action on the targeted advertising service offered by Phorm in the light of the questions about its legality under the Data Protection and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Acts. [DfBERR] HL2635"

http://www.publications.parliament.u...d/ldcumlst.htm

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3 Cheers for the Earl of Northesk. Who wrote to him?
The House of Lords is a wonderful thing. Truly highlights the checks and balances of the UK Parlimentary system. Hope Labour really does not manage to crush this with all the elected peers. The standing peers that do it for love of the country and have little dependancy on the earnings stream from that role.
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