Long time lurker, 1st time poster.
The attitudes of some people in this forum seem (atleast in my opinion) to reflect an air of futility with regards to keeping phorm off British network equipment. This is again reflected with key Phorm spokesmen to an extent also.
Not meaning to get off topic here in any regard but i find it reminiscant of Wal-Mart vs Englewood where Wal-Mart (the largest company on the face of the earth) wished to build a store in the district of california and was met with a less than warm response from the community.
Lee Scott's own words where along the lines of "Just because a small portion of a community doesnt want us in their community, Does that mean we're not going to go?" only to have this small group of upstarts completely thwart the companies attempts to pay off state senators (for zoning permissions) and attempting to keep the community out of the states community planning procedures.
Its frankly one of the best success stories I've ever heard, whereby David took on not only Goliath but his entire clan.
For more information on this event i recomend people watch
"Wal-mart; The high cost of low prices" Its an interesting view on corporate greed from battery farming of humans, a business model that ties in close to the mark of what Phorm wish to achieve.
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Back on track, has anyone here had a response from any parliamentary figure regarding Phorm?
So far ive contacted almost every MSP (im Scottish) i can track down via email, postal mail and even a few by telephone (to which ive been frankly dismissed) Ive contacted Labour officials, SNP officials, Conservative, and even Socialist figures (whom i figured would be positively ravenous to take up the torch)
None of my communications have been offensive, overly technical or inflamitory (i chose my wording to officials carefully), sticking to purely laymans terms and hard facts backed by evidence as opposed to scaremongering and opinionated drivel.
I find it appaling that none of my Government representatives, the people elected to voice my concerns on the political stage want anything to do with the fiasco.
I've yet to even hear an excuse and am instead confronted with stoic silence.
Anyone else had any success in contacting their government reps?
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I should have mentioned that i am neither a BT/Virgin/CWH customer, im on an ISP that thus far has had nothing to do with Phorm (although i dont see it as a stretch that they would easily bandwaggon should a rollout prove to be sucessful)