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Originally Posted by bluecar1

rjones,

i also submitted the below as a webmaster from my other email addresss

****From: Peter White [mailto:Peter.XXXXX@******is.co.uk]
Sent: 20 May 2008 23:31
To: 'bt.webwise.help.desk@bt.com'
Subject: restrict webwise access to my websites


how do I prevent webwise / phorm from profiling the content of my websites?

I wish Google etc to index them but want to specifically deny webwise as I do not see why phorm / BT etc should profit from my work with no reward to me.

Google and co provide traffic and visitors in return for being allowed access, phorm / BT provide nothing, and before you suggest it no I do not want to host adverts from OIX

the assumption that because I allow Google you can scrape my work for your gain is not a suitable argument

what can I add to my robots.txt file to deny phorm access while allowing search engines?

the alternative is to deny access to all BT ip ranges and redirect them to a page with as many links as I can find regarding how phorm works and all of the legal issues surrounding it

and how do I prevent phorm from profiling my webmail which is over port 80 (http) not port 443 (SSL)

please note I Specifically DENY BT/ PHORM / VIRGIN MEDIA AND TALK TALK from profiling, intercepting or otherwise interpreting any pages on www.XXXXXX-is.co.uk , www.XXXXXXXcentre.co.uk www.*****ow.co.uk or ********stow.escouts.net

regards

peter XXXXXX

network consultant

*******

suprisingly no reply, and they wonder about the comment of them ignoring requests

Don't forget that any awkward legal questions can be sent to the legal team for BT Retail (reduces deniability potential) -

Chief Counsel Commercial Law (Consumer),
BT Retail,
BT Centre, pp B8D,
81 Newgate Street,
London,
EC1A 7AJ


and that would include your letter above, with a bit of rephrasing to turn it into a legal question, as well as the contract issue about whether a child (or any other adult) in your house is legally capable of agreeing to a change in your T&C's when clicking on webwise invitation page and how would they enforce such a change - and whether in fact by failing to take due precautions that they were genuinely dealing with the account holder, they are in trouble.

I think they know that the Webwise trial is full of legal problems and they haven't got time to get it right unless they delay it massively. So lets make sure the legal team are aware of those loopholes.