Cable Forum - View Single Post - Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

lucevans · 24-03-2008, 16:28

Another example of advertisers over-stepping their bounds. Presumably, those poor Chinese customers weren't offered a proper opt-out either...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7311242.stm

The mobile company affected has said it will block adverts from 7 advertising companies involved.

A Chinese government official has been quoted as saying ""We urge parties concerned to beef up self-scrutiny to correct their wrongdoing, which is profit driven in defiance of public interests"

It's a sad day when the Chinese government speaks out for it's citizens' privacy more than the UK government sticks up for ours. (are you listening, Virgin Media?)

24-03-2008, 16:28	#1698
lucevans Inactive Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 272	Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] Another example of advertisers over-stepping their bounds. Presumably, those poor Chinese customers weren't offered a proper opt-out either... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7311242.stm The mobile company affected has said it will block adverts from 7 advertising companies involved. A Chinese government official has been quoted as saying ""We urge parties concerned to beef up self-scrutiny to correct their wrongdoing, which is profit driven in defiance of public interests" It's a sad day when the Chinese government speaks out for it's citizens' privacy more than the UK government sticks up for ours. (are you listening, Virgin Media?)