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Originally Posted by Damien
Is there are more information about Phorm and Virgin Media? What about this opt-out?
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Damien, thanks for the post and asking. VM appear to be very quiet, the policy they have adopted for months.
5 or 6 weeks ago there were rumours that VM were going to drop phorm (Guardian and The Register), but my honest feeling is that VM have been a lot smarter then BT over this. I suspect VM started those rumours, and are just creating a breathing space for themselves.
It's bought them several pressure free weeks. They are, just like the government, just waiting to see what happens.
Opt-out is anybodies guess. Everything should be opt-in (according to the ICO). Given the various regulatory bodies attitude on this, opt-in may mean not-noticed.
We hope the EU may have other ideas.
EDIT : Make sure 10,000 is a gert great ad for the demo. Alex should have the honour.
If not, do this link.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7299875.stm