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Originally Posted by HamsterWheel
stuartc - phorm does not look at encrypted sites, so I don't have a problem. It also does not monitor passwords etc.
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As far as you know.
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Concerns about hackers are irrelevant - if they can hack into the ISPs computers, where the date will be held, then they can hack into everything anyway.
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No. Concerns about hackers are *very* relevant. Phorm will store the data somewhere (even while it's being anoymised, it's still stored). Those phorm servers *could* potentially store a lot of personal information. They will be attacked by hackers because of this. We only have the assurances of a company that accidentally installed root kits on user's PCs that the servers are secure.
Why would a hacker bother with hacking an ecommerce site to get credit card details for a few thousand peoples, when they could hack the Phorm system and get all the credit card details for 10s or 100s of thousands of people?
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thebarron - I too would not give such details as I don't want cold callers on the phone.
Phorm though doesn't keep any data for any significant period (argue away !) so does not invade my privacy in the same way.
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You have only the assurances of them and their consultants of that.
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Originally Posted by HamsterWheel
Is this a board about privacy concerns, or one about conspiracy theories ?
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It's actually a board that attempts to help users with problems.