So (if I've got this right) a search on
www.bt.co.uk for Webwise returns one result, which takes you to a broken link on a US web server where you will be able to 'opt out'.
The confusingly similar UK site (which you can't find on a BT search) may resolve to various addresses outside the BT network, and may even resolve to a machine owned by Phorm/OIX.
At least when you are assigned your UID it won't be possible for Phorm to link it to your... oh God....
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From
www.webwise.bt.com
be good to get hold ok a couple of cookies and check them
i have a feeling that as the phorm US server will be giving out cookies it may not be quite as random as they say, i suspect if you look at the number in hex or binary and opt-in / out a few time and clearing you cookies etc you will either see a correlation to an ip address or something similar
as the bit of java noted on badphorm seems to suggest they will be able to track across all three networks / share data between them
the yahoo cookie has poscode and bt yahoo id information in it they could no doubt access that as well when setting THEIR unique id
but until next week when we start to see these cookies it is all speculation
peter
How do I switch BT Webwise on or off?
When BT Webwise is available in your area, simply go to www.bt.com/webwise and click 'BT Webwise Off' or 'BT Webwise On'.
However
www.bt.com/webwise
redirects to
http://www.webwise.bt.com/webwise/index.php (ie, the US "ThePlanet.com Internet Services, Inc." server)
So even when you think you're visiting a
www.bt.com url, you're being sent to the states to opt in/out.