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Originally Posted by The Jackal
Seriously I'm just trying to weed out the specifics of why you lot are so anti-phorm and imo it's down to different opinions with the two clans being seperated by
[1] Those who dislike the idea of ISPs profiting off their back.
[2] Those who think this tracks everything they do.
Personally clan[1] know what they are talking about and I'm all for their cause. Those in group [2] need some education on the subject.
ps No I don't troll however most my posts appear to give that impression. I've got to live with it and so do the people around me.
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You really need to stop insulting people, whether it is intended or not that is what you are doing, including me.
It doesn't matter what Phorm claim they are doing with the data, it is all about the very fact that they are using Deep Packet Inspection and redirects and fraud to do it. You may not be technically minded but several of us are and we understand -exactly- what the dangers are with Layer 7 tech. The technology can be used to literally do anything Phorm want with your data. They can insert ads for example, or they could sell information that you read a lot about cancer to insurance companies, they could sell information about your sexual preferences, the list is literally boundless. Phorm are completely unregulated.
Why are we concerned? Because we have fundamental human rights which protect us from exactly this type of scenario and they are being ignored. If you don't value what scant rights we still have, that's your problem; I however do value those rights and I will fight tooth and nail to protect them.
I would suggest that instead of "scanning" documents, you actually go and -read- the vast amount of information available.
Alexander Hanff