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Originally Posted by SimonHickling
I actually think that somebody at Phorm has had a good thinking head on for this.
Nothing they are doing is illegal (if what we've been told is true). All the illegality occurs before the "Phorm servers" get the data. Unless inciting a breach of RIPA is illegal, it is only the ISP which is guilty of interception, they are also the ones processing personal data to anonymise it.
No doubt the whole "Phorm system" is being very bad, but Kent and co. have palmed off the naughty bits to the ISPs.
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As far as I can understand, the system works using a Phorm controlled machine placed in each ISP's network. The machine is only controlled by Phorm. The ISP has no access.
I could be wrong, but, tbh, if this is true, I am staggered that ANY isp would risk their customer's security in such a way. I know for a fact that we wouldn't where I work. OK, I realise that we have to monitor security more tightly, being a corporate environment, but still..
Also, assuming it is true, if someone were to hack one of these machines, I am pretty sure it could be persuaded to deliver spyware to every user. If any ISP were to be found infecting their users in that way (and the users *would* blame the ISP, not Phorm), they would probably be forced out of business.