Quick follow up to my earlier post about Martin Lewis' MSE site:
Here's what happened last time I posted there:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....html?t=877917
By Alfie E:
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I’ve tried to get people’s attention. I even tried to get the attention of Martin S Lewis Ltd staff, as I feel the company have a commercial interest in preserving the privacy of their website’s users. So far, none of us have managed to make much of an impact.
I’m not completely surprised. This is a website for money saving, not privacy preserving. I don’t use loyalty cards or cashback sites. Nevertheless, I know many MSEers do.
This isn’t a criticism of Martin’s overall approach. Privacy is outside the scope of MSE. If it were brought into the mix, it would risk producing a confused muddle. I’ve explained to Phorm that they’re doing it all wrong. Forcing it upon British customers is guaranteed to cause resentment. Setting up separate Webwise products, with financial incentives for using them, stands a much better chance. If it were offered like that, I could even see Martin suggesting it as an acceptable way to save money, with the usual caveats. Look at the colossal size of MSE, then compare it to privacy-related fora. I don’t have an enormous amount of confidence in the British public; I fear we’re too easily bribed.
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You'll also notice the advice I was given in the last post,
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Oldbear - use the search function, this topic has been brought up a few times by myself and others
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Well, Phorm had been, (and the threads all died without a trace) but not the FIPR letter to the HO.
Oh dear.
OB