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popper · 03-04-2008, 20:19

CaptJamie, you might want to work in part of this, we need to get more basic and explain this deep packet inspection unit and how they should be scared.

keep away from the fluffy its good advertising, and stops Phishing....

this kit VirginMedia and BT etc are being given for free by Phorm to install at the other end of your line is called a deep packet inspection unit,and its job is used to inspect every single bit of data that passes through it, its original intent was for the worlds govts to use in tracking illegal activitys and even then , only after a court judge has looked at the evidence and authorised its use.

this is not your usual new tech ,its been around for a very long time, but now your friendly US ex-spyware vendor is using it to collect your copyrighted personal data (all of it ,potentially) and profit from that data as they chose, they seem to think they are higher than the courts in this matter and dont need to bother, perhaps the Uk's judges have another opinion about that?.

how may UK Judges have BT,VM as their office and home broadband connections ?, VM do carry a lot of the countrys govt network after all, if your a judge thats not a tech head, consider that, do you want this deep packet inspection kit potentially looking at every single bit of data (key presses and mouse movements/clicks etc) that passes from your PC on the desk to your viewed web pages and back?

03-04-2008, 20:19	#2134
popper Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,270	Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] CaptJamie, you might want to work in part of this, we need to get more basic and explain this deep packet inspection unit and how they should be scared. keep away from the fluffy its good advertising, and stops Phishing.... this kit VirginMedia and BT etc are being given for free by Phorm to install at the other end of your line is called a deep packet inspection unit,and its job is used to inspect every single bit of data that passes through it, its original intent was for the worlds govts to use in tracking illegal activitys and even then , only after a court judge has looked at the evidence and authorised its use. this is not your usual new tech ,its been around for a very long time, but now your friendly US ex-spyware vendor is using it to collect your copyrighted personal data (all of it ,potentially) and profit from that data as they chose, they seem to think they are higher than the courts in this matter and dont need to bother, perhaps the Uk's judges have another opinion about that?. how may UK Judges have BT,VM as their office and home broadband connections ?, VM do carry a lot of the countrys govt network after all, if your a judge thats not a tech head, consider that, do you want this deep packet inspection kit potentially looking at every single bit of data (key presses and mouse movements/clicks etc) that passes from your PC on the desk to your viewed web pages and back?