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Originally Posted by R Jones
The stuff I have read from BT states that Webwise/Phorm will NOT be going past login pages. BUT - along with a number of other replies, about ignoring "sensitive" areas, (religion, medicine etc.) they have not explained HOW, and until they do, I don't trust them. Others have indicated that avoiding sensitive areas could just mean that there aren't any "channels" at the Phorm end for ads for those areas, doesn't mean they aren't profiling those religious or medical sites in the first place. And who'se to say they might not decide that they will introduce such channels later - it wouldn't be difficult once they had got legal approval for the basic system - it would be very difficult to stop them simply creeping it to include more ad channels. Where would the Rubicon be there?
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The words they keep using with regard to sensitive / private web traffic is 'WILL NOT' - not CANNOT. Reading through their system patents (the link is on here somewhere) it is clear that their system allows them to do far more than they currently openly admit.
You can guarantee that once they're up and running, function creep WILL happen. The interception won't be limited to http on port 80. The number of advertising channels will increase to include more lucrative products, porn, pharmacuticals etc.
You can bet your life that long term, if there is money to be made, phorm WILL explore EVERY avenue,regardless of privacy or legal issues.
Unless they are stopped NOW
Welcome Wild Oscar
Is Paul Clark MP the first Labour MP to give a meaningful, positive reply?