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Originally Posted by antihanff.com
A lot has been said about being fair, and a lot has been said about not being insulting to others on this forum. I have taken the time to read EVERY post on this thread, including most of the references.
I JUST DONT GET WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ON ABOUT.
Whilst I see that BT and Phorm have been dispicable in the trials by not informing users and totally disregarding the customers interests I don't see why the issue of targeted advertising itself is such a problem to you all.
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You clearly haven't read all the thread then. Admittedly, at nearly 10,000 posts, I don't blame you.
My particular problems with Phorm (as I have explained a couple of times) are simple. I don't object to them tracking me, as long as the fact that they are doing so is clearly explained (which neither BT nor Phorm have done in the mainstream press) and I can opt in (not out).
No, my problem is that the people behind Phorm have, er, form (look up 121media) for lying to people, and considering that they claim that all the processing is done within your ISP's network, they have an awful lot of hardware installed in Data Centres in countries not known for their Data Protection and Freedom of Information laws (China and Russia). This, combined with the fact that the system actually stores your browsing data for a while before anonymising it (thus ensuring it will attract hackers).
Oh, and I just looked up your IP. Odd how all the Pro phorm people I have seen have BTCentral Ips..