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Originally Posted by 80/20Thinking
Back to Phorm. Let me state unequivocally that Phorm did not "buy" a PIA. Here's a scoop for you. Phorm came to us before there was even the slightest controversy about its plans. At the executive meeting that preceded our work I gave a warning along the lines of "you realise that once you take this road there's no turning back". Kent Ertugrul, the CEO of Phorm, responded by saying that the chips should fall as they will, and that the company wanted an independent analysis. I reiterated, as I am bound professionally to do, that the company would have no control over this process and that 80/20 may find it a violation of privacy. His view was along the lines of "publish and be damned".
Phorm knew the risk it was taking, even before there was any controversy. They knew that they were getting into a potential minefield, but seemed hellbent on showing that they were engaging a process that no-one in government or elsewhere had asked them to undertake.
Just for the record.
Simon
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Did your client consent to you making this disclosure about your private meetings with them? If so, it looks like spin. If not, then this is quite an extraordinary breach of the confidence reposed in you by your client.
I don't doubt you are a dedicated, unpaid advocate, but do you understand the professional obligations of a consultant? Do you understand the distinction between audit and consultancy?