Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

[Florence]

The register is also doing a security debate might be a useful place for questions on how secure you are with third companny handling you click stream..

http://www.theregister.co.uk/Page/security200803/

Also it is online so no expensive trip to London or where ever in the UK...

[mark777]

Originally Posted by R Jones

Google showing Phorm at 975p - it looks like the dry rot in the £10 floor just gave way. Someone just sold £8K at 975p.

Kent needs to look on the bright side. If phorm looses 10% of it's value today, at least that will now be less than £1.00 per share!

[OldBear]

Originally Posted by R Jones

Google showing Phorm at 975p - it looks like the dry rot in the £10 floor just gave way. Someone just sold £8K at 975p.

950 @ 11:41am

[BetBlowWhistler]

Originally Posted by OldBear

950 @ 11:41am

My heart bleeds for capitalist whoremongers everywhere

[tarka]

Did anyone listen to the Chris Moyles show on Radio 1 this morning? They were interviewing the winner of the apprentice and he mentioned that his role with his new employer would be managing a greenfield development and also mentioned digital advertising as part of it (at least that is how I interpretted it).

I'm not saying that this is anything to do with phorm but it just struck me as a little strange that a project would combine "greenfield development" and "digital advertising". It brought to the forefront of my mind certain comments made earlier in this thread.

good to see the share price tumbling still but it needs to close below 1000 and ideally stay there for a few days before we can say that the magic £10 barrier has been properly broken

[Florence]

What I have noticed since watching the share prices for BT and Porm is how many telecoms share prices are.

When you look further the ones going down seem to have either links to phorm or other similar system in mind.

from the BT share price summery.
Other Shares on 12 June 2008 (pence unless shown otherwise).


Last trade
Change on day

AT&T
$38.59
0

Cable and Wireless PLC
156.30
+0.4

Carphone Warehouse Group (The) PLC
208.75
-19

COLT Telecom Group SA
162.00
-4.75

Deutsche Telekom
€ 10.39
+0.15

France Telecom SA
€ 18.17
+0.15

HBOS PLC
274.00
+16

Telefonica S.A.
€ 17.61
+0.22

Vodafone Group PLC
148.05
-2.6

Yell Group PLC
92.75
+2.25

BT Group PLC USA
41.50
0

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
504.50
-7.5

[davethejag]

Hi, just heard this, part to do with loss of our personal freedom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7450627.stm

Dave.

[oblonsky]

OT BUT RELEVANT

David Davis has resigned as an MP. Speculation around Westminster is that he plans to fight for his own seat in the resulting by-election on civil liberties. Specifically 42-day but perhaps also on other issues. Get writing! Data retention, data warehousing of communication data and allowing 3rd party data taps are all civil liberties.

This is currently only speculation but more news will break today.

[Ravenheart]

Ohh you beat me to it. In his speech Mr Davis told reporters outside the House of Commons he believed his move was a "noble endeavour" to stop the erosion of British civil liberties and mentioned protecting our privacy.

It might be worth getting him fully up to speed on Phorm and it's impact.

And just in case there's any of you who've not seen the film Taking Liberties, I can highly recommend it, it's a real eye opener.

[Wild Oscar]

France Telecom SA
€ 18.17
+0.15

This is Orange is it not? .. or am I mistaken ..

[Privacy_Matters]

Originally Posted by davethejag

Hi, just heard this, part to do with loss of our personal freedom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7450627.stm

Dave.

I like the quote below:

"And exposing our personal Data to careless Civil Servants, and Criminal Hackers."

It would be very interesting to see what his opinion in regards of Phorm is, and whether or not this is part of the reason he resigned.

If it is, this could confirm a hidden agenda by the Government, and would explain fully the inaction by bodies involved.

Do we have any Constituents of David Davis commenting on this thread? If so, would you consider asking the question of him?

[oblonsky]

Also from the beeb:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7450627.stm

In his resignation statement, Mr Davis attacked the growth of the "database state" and government "snooping".

[Privacy_Matters]

I just posted the details below on badphorm, has anyone else experienced this?

(re: Omniture - Targeted advertising firm)

Interestingly, the only time I visited this site was in May.

Also, I have in total 63 Cookies from this source, within the past week.

Anyone visiting the site - check your Cookie cache:

.2o7.net - I have 50
.112.2o7.net - I have 5
.122.2o7.net - I have 1
.omniture.com - I have 5.
.omniture.tcliveus.com - I have 2

badphorm: http://www.badphorm.co.uk/e107_plugi...topic.php?6594

[Florence]

I agree it is time to stop Gordon Brown has moved too far.. After saying he would protect the british people from terrorisum at the start he did say without disrupting the public way of life. The total loss of freedom, ther interception of internet surfing, the invaision into their family privacy not to mention the massive database of DNA implying guilty until you can prove your innocent.... This must end out with the invaision, out with the intrusion into our private lives and out with anything that threatens to invade this.

[Rchivist]

While all allies against Phorm and such like interceptions are welcome, I think we'd be wise to look any party political gift horses very carefully in the mouth.

It is amazing how reliably oppositions who have campaigned for privacy while out of government suddenly forget about it when they are handed their red boxes and nuclear codes. I suspect it is the result of the little chat that the resident spooks have with them on their first day in office.

Remember also - you can't write to David Davies as an MP any more, so you will need to find out his constituency address etc. The theyworkforyou.com group of websites etc. won't work either if he has resigned. And he will be having to pay for his own stamps for the next six weeks so maybe you won't get a reply either.

But as a source of hot air about privacy he may have his uses. While it suits him. Just handle with thick gloves and keep at arms length.

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Originally Posted by Privacy_Matters

I just posted the details below on badphorm, has anyone else experienced this?

(re: Omniture - Targeted advertising firm)

Interestingly, the only time I visited this site was in May.

Also, I have in total 63 Cookies from this source, within the past week.

Anyone visiting the site - check your Cookie cache:

.2o7.net - I have 50
.112.2o7.net - I have 5
.122.2o7.net - I have 1
.omniture.com - I have 5.
.omniture.tcliveus.com - I have 2

badphorm: http://www.badphorm.co.uk/e107_plugi...topic.php?6594

I use an MVPS hosts file which has a long list from Omniture. BT are using them on some of their main bt.com sites - touchclarity being one of the entries.

I think they are just the ordinary sort of tracking cookie.