[Florence]

Just been reading the intrim report again and wel the final bit by Simon I can answer in MPO..

-Linked to the above two points, if there was a malicious insider, with complete access to all the traffic and transactions, could re-identification take place?

Start there with what has hapened recently plus the known history of Kent then this is the first stumbling block.
1. He already has history of maliciously attacking peoples computers putting rootkits on and spying on these people.
2. Seems strange the profesional video is in phorm hands and not released and the only known online copies of a private one gets hacked. ( I read on another forum where it was said that a large company was offering money!) Now I will leave this to be interpreted which ever way you like but it is strange the Videos where attacked to stop them being viewed.
3. The way he has shown contempt and disregard to the truth and had truth spun round to make his system look accepted gives me enough to say no thank you your system may be gret may do al you say but you are its biggest enemy you are who we distrust the most anything with you in the managment is not acceptable period.

Or could any level of traffic anatysis generate persona data about user, the types of advertisements served and the user's IP address?

The traffic can point to who this person is as the system works on scripts to track and cookies, this script only needs alteration and it will harvest anything they request. The only people with access to this side are the first bunch of people you wouldn't let near any of your details or PC's.
IP address is shown on a lot ot sites you visit now some show the resolve IP addresses which with the way form gathers would be harvested.

Although the security statement in the privacy is a responsible statement, Phorms security policy and security process should be audited regularly.

Going from the present audit this is another point to say trust is not there.
1. Each country has their own levels of privacy laws which has to be followed to the letter, on recent knowledge phorm and BT have already shown they are willing to flaunt this trust by illegal tests.
Security from working in an educational setting the security of the pupils were supposed to be paramount yet teaches overworked stressed etc could forget to do a few things then used the year before security checks to cover this up.. Known fact by me so what is going to be different for someone like Kent who has shown his disregard for peoples privacy, security in the past. We all kow many cut corners to get where they want he is willing to cut more than I am willing to accept. MPO from news, listening to his recording for the last few days the more I listen the more sure I am there is some other reason he is desperate to get hold of as many British PC's as possible.

I do hope that Simon re-reads his PIA also relistens and re-reads any contact with Kent notes the number of times Kent has either changed his stance failed to deliver what he promised or dropped you in deep dung before signing of the PIA.

I hope and pray that Simon is true to his reputation and re-visits areas of concern re-visits programs like cllick other recordings etc and then thinks about "malicious." Is this were Phorm is heading malicious use of 70% of the UK pcs, some websites take payment for putting trojens on UK pcs get £100 per pc. Ethics come into this Kent has none but his own which do not include public we are just a means to an end for him, ISP managers are his tool to manipulate to his way of thinking and Simon is his pawn he hopes will sway the phorm way.

With all this said I lost faith and trust in VM with their silence for so long so moved to safer place.
I hope for all those left that you are not forced into the devils lair which is the path of Phorm...

The only good thing phorm is supposed to do was most likely copied from some software out there since even the name and logo are almost copies of an older company..
I rest my case the jury is out what is your verdict Phorm guilty as charged with BT or innocent..