Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
If BT are not worried over the legality of the system, where are the trials? Why have they and phorm constantly been tweaking the way the system works, the interstitial page, the robots.txt fairy tale, and the cookie mangling? Why do they still seek the protection of the worthless anti-phishing figleaf? And if it is so good for the customer, why did they feel the need to attempt to keep the trials secret, even to the extent of lying to impacted customers and their own helpdesk staff? Why have Virgin and Talk talk fled to the hills? And why are they still paying the legendary 'phorm PR team' if the system is only opposed by a few cranks?
The fact is we are all waiting with baited breath for BT to start the trials. We know that once they commit to a particular approach we will be able to take it apart and expose it for what it really is, however smart they think they are. We will have something concrete to expose, rather than the present make it up as they go along PR spin.
It will be the same old spyware story all over again. Eventually people will catch on, phorm will slip off to their next scam and BT will be left holding the (very ugly) baby.
So bring it on, we are ready.
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