I had a thread killed off too, a few weeks ago after the second Webspies thread was locked and before a new one was opened. I was pointing out that I thought the use of a cookie-based opt-out was fundamentally incompatible with DPA Section 11 opt-out rights, and referencing a detailed letter I had written to the Director of Regulatory Compliance about the subject.
For some reason BT are trying to keep all Webspies discussion contained. Eventually after nagging I got the text of my original post quoted in the new thread but even that was bizarre, as I posted a complaint, then the censored post got re-instated in the complaint, then the censored post appeared wholesale ealier up the thread. What the hell are they playing at and WHY!?
Anyway I have already decided I will publish all my correspondance with BT so watch this space. OB I suggest you just stick the link to the censored thread in this thread, being careful if you have any BT logos to link to the logo from the BT site to work around copyright.
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Okay here is my letter, now open letter, to BTs director of regulatory compliance:
http://www.daltonfirth.co.uk/docs/ph...080403_web.pdf
I've already published on Badphorm Don Foster's opinion that Phorm's plans do protect privacy, which I tend to agree with him in this specific case, however my concern is not about Phorm but about the principal of allowing intra-ISP profiling and the implications of allowing such a market to open:
http://www.daltonfirth.co.uk/docs/ph...r_20080501.pdf