OMG, remember that Phorm DID NOT register with the ICO Data Protection Register until 30 January 2008
search on "Phorm" here url:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/Search.asp?EC=1
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/06...t-excuse-ever/
"BT's Phorm trial - the worst excuse ever
June 9th, 2008 Barry Collins
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BT did not discuss these trials with the ICO as they were technical in nature," the ICO claims in a statement sent to PC Pro. '
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"....Information Commissioner, which is presumably waiting for Mrs Miggins from the corner shop to lose her paper-round book before clamping down with the full force of our stringent data laws?"
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/204711/b...missioner.html
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Speaking to PC Pro this morning,
Phorm spokesman Alex Laity said the company was always confident the service was lawful. "We are confident that we are fully compliant with all relevant laws," he said. "
We did go to the ICO before launch, we did go to the Home Office before launch, we did do due diligence to make sure what we did is fully compliant with the law."
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Rizzo
I wrote to the ICO on Friday. I do not know if today's announcement is in response to my letter or they made the announcement before 'reading' my letter.
The letter was a follow up to the letter they wrote to me on the 30th May. This is the letter where they said
I asked them if they had seen the report on the 2006 trials.
I pointed out to them the folly of BT saying they could not contact me.
I asked them to confirm that they had seen the "legal advice" which BT said they had sought.
I asked them about the 'small scale' quote and asked them to confirm how big a scale the trials would have had to have been in order for them to take action.
Along with a few other questions I stated this:
"May I inform you that I am in full conversation with John Penrose MP and that I am asking EU Commissioner Viviane Reding to investigate this matter, as I believe the ICO is failing in it’s duty to protect personal information.
If I do not receive a satisfactory response I will be forced to not only ask the EU Commission to intervene but also initiate a complaint with the Parliamentary Ombudsman."
The EU and the Parliamentary Ombudsman it is then.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1...20,00.htm?r=16
"The ICO seeks to resolve issues informally," said an ICO spokesperson. "
We didn't have the internal [leaked] document, but Phorm and BT did present us with information [after the trial]. We've worked with BT and Phorm and we are not going to take any punitive action at this stage."
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what exactly this "Phorm and BT did present us
with information" is though, is still a mistery, perhaps it was a link to this information ?
http://www.amazon.com/AdWords-Dummie.../dp/0470152524
http://www.amazon.com/review/product...owViewpoints=1
"By
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(Boston, MA USA) -
See all my reviews
I think a slightly better title for this book would be "Online Marketing with AdWords for Dummies". I say that because the book goes beyond just AdWords to talk about the peripheral systems involved. Personally, I was after purely AdWords information,
so the extra stuff was just something to be ignored and bypassed.
That added material aside, if you want a VERY thorough walk through AdWords, this book will serve your needs quite well. It is dense, full of very useful information and techniques.
The author also includes a great deal of supporting info and tools on a support website, which helps to keep things up-to-date.
All in all, a fantastic investment.
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