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Old 19-03-2008, 18:53   #1469
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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 PhormUKPRteam View Post
Seeing as there aren't really separate threads in this discussion, thought this might be of interest to the main group here, especially in light of the privacy comments being made. Today's ICO survey (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7304455.stm) on data protection highlights why the Phorm system is actually an improvement in online privacy. <small snip>.
PhormUKteam,

Can you explain, how Phorm will improve my online privacy? No matter how you dress it up, I just can not, see how phorm will provide an improvement to my online privacy?

How will injecting the websites that *I* view with certain ads that will 'benefit' me ? Surely, if I want to buy a shell account, for example, I would use one of the many search engines that are around.

Also most of the moden web browsers, as far as I know, have super phishing filters built in. Google, for example warns users about certain websites that might cause damage, Window's Mail in vista, also provide phishing filters.

I just can not see any benefit. Can you explain?
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