Thread: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
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Old 29-06-2008, 15:51   #10459
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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 Paul Delaney View Post
Can somebody please confirm that the following is correct (want to try a different tack with my MP)

Enter Phorm.
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A computer program written by Phorm "strips personally identifiable material" from the data. This is what they present to every regulatory body to justify that their system complies with privacy laws.
So privacy is only guaranteed by Phorm's software program and as part of their contract with BT Phorm have complete control over the updating and servicing of their software.
Surely the very act of stripping personally identifiable material is processing that data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998.
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