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Originally Posted by AlexanderHanff
robots.txt is not a control mechanism in and of itself, it is an honour based rule set which can simply be ignored if Phorm so choose. It will not enforce access restrictions, we only have Phorm's word that they will adhere to it
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And that's the whole point isn't it? We should not have to use it and if we do, as a consequence, we lend some support to their argument.
Phorm can use it as part of their defence; justificaion that if you don't like what they do you can stop it with robots.txt; if you don't like what they do and you don't use robots.txt... well, you don't dislike what they do enough. That's what they can say.
I dislike. But I will not be doing anything using robots.txt. The law says they can't do what they want to do. I don't have to take any further action to stop them.
Hank