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Originally Posted by JohnnyWashngo
Hey all,
Thank for this informative and interesting thread. On my search through the vast outback that is the internet, I stumbled upon this site, amounsgt others whilst searching for Phorm related information.
As you can imagine, I have been reading for a while now but have only just found a reason to contribute to the discussion.
My question revolves around the security policy I have for computers on my LAN. Simply put, the machines on my LAN all run Firefox or Opera and are setup to remove cookies and personal data when the browser is closed. This is great for me and has proved invaluable for people who use my LAN as it means that they are certain that any user credentials that are entered during a browsing session are removed from the machine when the browser is closed.
However, it would seem that this would mean that the phorm cookies which manage opt-in/opt-out preferences will be deleted each time the browser closes as well - no doubt making my vulnerable to their snooping or worse, forcing me to opt-in/opt-out each time I start a new browser session.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this?
Sounds like it could be a pain for someone like myself. Not that I would stay with an ISP using Phorm for long once I realised what was happening  |
Hi Johnny, welcome to CF and to the thread.
There was a public meeting held last Tuesday to discuss Phorm and its various issues. Dr Richard Clayton in particular spoke on cookies and how the Phorm system uses them. Alexander Hanff also spoke excellently at the meeting. There's unedited footage from the meeting
here which may well answer your question. If memory serves the deletion of cookies is discussed.
IMHO there is only one acceptable type of opt out - one that ensures my data goes nowhere near Phorm's systems.