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Old 01-07-2008, 17:16   #10681
Peter N
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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 HamsterWheel View Post
But it will prevent you from visiting phishing sites.
Wrong again!

Webwise does not prevent the user from visiting ANY sites. All it will do is highlight known phishisng sites and advises against visiting them.

This information comes directly from both Phorm and from BT.

To do this they simply purchase a list of suspect sites. Firefox and Internet Explorer already have and use these lists as do Norton and the other online security companies. In fact, most of these companies either produce or contribute to those lists themselves so their data is far more up to date than anything that Phorm will be using.