[Florence]

I have today sent an email to Simon Watkins the email is quoted below.

Hello Simon Watkin,

I have read the email about Phorm from you today, I feel you have been misguided on how Phorm plan to intercept my clicks.

Intercept is the correct word and following RIPE rules the layer 7 which seems Phorm either forgot to explain to you or were economical with the truth actually diverts my request to one of their boxes which then pretends to be the site I wish to visit, altering this sites cookie with the phorm details then at some point finally allowing me access to the site I wished to visit.

To me this is unlawful interception of my surfing habits on the second point I already block all advertisements online never see them so why would I want this company to snoop on my clicks to target me with adverts from only companies signed upto their packages. Which might not be the best deal on the internet but a dearer option due to all the backhand payouts to fat cats in Internet service providers. There are many websites online that specifically say you cannot do what phorm will do for 3rd party gain. This will then make the person visiting the criminal if the website brings legal action against them. The fact Labour are willing to allow this to come in shows they have totally disregarded the affect on the population, the website designers who many have the sites copyrighted, the sections of websites that people can visit but are locked so only those with the password are allowed to see which does exclude phorm and finally no regard for the people of UK who vote the prime minster in power normally just the present one isn't in by public vote. Infact you are opening a whole Pandora's box with this ruling which might come back later on and bite you back.
I hope that you will review this and take a look at the illegal trials undertaken by BT and Phorm in 2006/2007 where thousands of people where intercepted without their consent.

I am waiting in anticipation to see if their is a public inquiry into the trials by BT, These trials need to be investigated and those responsible brought to trial for the illegal activities without such an outcome those passing the book become distrusted and as voters we/I will look at who I can trust to give my vote to.

Hope to hear from you soon plus all replies or lack of a reply will be posted on the cableforum thread on phorm and Virgin media.
I do not give my consent plus due to VM stance on phorm I am in the process of moving from Virgin Media to a smaller ISP that has no intentions of joining phorm.
Regards.

Florence.

Hi Pete and welcome I also am a migration from VM to Aquiss.