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Originally Posted by Portly_Giraffe
A categorical reply just now from Amazon:
I would take "We have no connections with Phorm" to mean that in addition to having no plans for Phorm/OIX, they are not in serious discussions with them. Frankly I don't see that Phorm would have anything to offer Amazon which is why I was surprised by their initial reply to Florence, although that may simply have come from a confused junior.
I think I am reassured. Any views?
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I'm not reassured - because when I asked them, they sent me some Phorm spin straight out of Kent's dictionary.
"Dear Customer,
What makes the technology behind OIX and Webwise truly groundbreaking is that it takes consumer privacy protection to a new level. Our technology doesn't store any personally identifiable information or IP addresses, and we don't retain information on user browsing behaviour. So we never know - and can't record - who's browsing, or where they've browsed.
If you have any concerns, please highlight them to your internet service provider.
Thank you for shopping at Amazon.co.uk"
and I have never had a satisfactory follow up when I queried it.
Now - where did the Amazon employee get that text from if they have had nothing to do with Phorm/Webwise/OIX ?
Hello PhormUKPRTeam. Come to check on strategy or are you going to TALK to us? We've got lots of new questions and lots of new laws to discuss. Please go and have a read of my questions on the Questions and More Questions thread that BT Beta forums have,
http://www.beta.bt.com/bta/forums/th...=3152&tstart=0
although it doesn't provide answers any more.