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Originally Posted by The Jackal
So are you saying that you'd prefer to have an agency sniff your packets in detail whereas you'd be outraged by Phorm merely harvesting a few cookies here and there ?
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I didn't say that. I would have an issue with this whoever did it if it was done carte blanche without an appropriate court order. That said, I do think there is at least an arguable case for doing this kind of thing more widely for National Security/counter-terrorism purposes or for the purposes of combatting child pornography etc. I would still be deeply uncomfortable about it but on the balance probably wouldn't object too strongly.
Thats a whole different kettle of fish to what Phorm are planning to do. They are doing this purely to target adverts at us and again I think you are being deliberatively provocative stating that Phorm are "merely harvesting a few cookies here and there".