Cable Forum - View Single Post - Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

jelv · 21-04-2008, 17:44

Would it be possible to have some code added to a website page which checked if the spoofed Phorm cookie was present for our websites domain? If it is possible, we could pop up a message such as "Security Alert: Do you realise your ISP is recording details of every webpage you visit in order to provide you with targeted adverts". We could use own own cookie to make sure visitors only received the message once per session and only BT/VM/TT visitors who had not opted out would receive the message.

If it's possible to do this it would be more effective than blanket blocking all users of the ISPs.

21-04-2008, 17:44	#4300
jelv Inactive Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 128	Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] Would it be possible to have some code added to a website page which checked if the spoofed Phorm cookie was present for our websites domain? If it is possible, we could pop up a message such as "Security Alert: Do you realise your ISP is recording details of every webpage you visit in order to provide you with targeted adverts". We could use own own cookie to make sure visitors only received the message once per session and only BT/VM/TT visitors who had not opted out would receive the message. If it's possible to do this it would be more effective than blanket blocking all users of the ISPs.