Thread: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
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Old 15-06-2008, 13:09   #8945
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
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Originally Posted by Blackbeak View Post
I moderate all comments personally. The problem being SPAM with is ironic considering I am taking a position which kind of defends the use of technology to send behavioral targeted ads.

I have accepted all comments I saw to be non abusive (which I am glad to say was most of them) and argued my points back. I will continue to do so in the spirit of an open debate to any comments on my own site. I am particularly interested in Alexander Hanff's comment regards the legalities because I'm no lawyer and I'm assuming he is based on his comments.

I did however research the technology before making my post.

My interest is not "to get more work" for myself as someone commented - I have plenty to do already. It is to put my view across and get the opposing view back. It is important for the online industry as a whole that people like myself give our point of view because the way I see it all of our futures rely on it. A balance between what is fair and transparent needs to be struck. I already took the stance that BT were appalling in how they handled this and I stand by that. They have frightened a lot of folks and that is not a good thing for the industry as a whole.

I do however have doubts that what they're doing is illegal although certainly their ethics are in question.
You made a comment in response to mine on your blog saying you are not a lawyer and don't understand the law. So I will help you, read my dissertation on ILLEGAL covert trials by BT in 2006/2007, you can find it here:

http://www.paladine.org.uk/phorm_paper.pdf

Maybe then you will understand the issue a little more clearly.

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