Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] - Page 785

Digbert · 15-07-2008, 20:03

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHanff

About to start the Security Now podcast, hit http://twitlive.tv to see the podcast recorded live and interact via their chat room.

Alexander Hanff

I've just listened to the podcast at TWiT Live, Alex that was brilliant, you managed to covered just about every aspect of Phorm.

Good luck tomorrow

Privacy_Matters · 15-07-2008, 20:06

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Originally Posted by Digbert

I've just listened to the podcast at TWiT Live, Alex that was brilliant, you managed to covered just about every aspect of Phorm.

Good luck tomorrow

I agree, well done Alex.

Tarquin L-Smythe · 15-07-2008, 20:09

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHanff

About to start the Security Now podcast, hit http://twitlive.tv to see the podcast recorded live and interact via their chat room.

Alexander Hanff

sounded damn good to me Alex your cred is surely rising day by day now phorm were exposed globally.My hat is off to you sir

Bob aka TGLS

serial · 15-07-2008, 20:13

Nice one Alex.

My wife asks if she makes a few cucumber/tomato sandwiches, if the protesting group would also like some

AlexanderHanff · 15-07-2008, 20:31

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Originally Posted by serial

Nice one Alex.

My wife asks if she makes a few cucumber/tomato sandwiches, if the protesting group would also like some

Hehe, it's a nice offer but I have to confess I really can't eat cucumber.

And thanks for the feedback on the podcast, I turned twitlive off just before they called to make sure there were no bandwidth issues so I didn't get a chance to see what people were saying in the chat room.

Alexander Hanff

15-07-2008, 20:31

Superb Alex, and dont know if anyone else noticed privacy_matters injecting help and info on the chat line, nice

(BTW Callailly said would follow up on your links after the show

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NewsreadeR · 15-07-2008, 20:31

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Originally Posted by serial

Nice one Alex.

My wife asks if she makes a few cucumber/tomato sandwiches, if the protesting group would also like some

Only if it has fresh salmon on as well.

Great podcast Alex, and the recognition, as well as the compliments they paid at the end was awesome.

serial · 15-07-2008, 20:49

OK, I'll have a small selection anyway, Cucumber, Red Leicester and Tomato, Ham and Tomato(no salmon in the fridge, sorry). I'm bringing a cooler bag to chuck some water etc also as it will be a hot day.

Placard made today

, should be fun. I'll hopefully arrive just before 10.

AlexanderHanff · 15-07-2008, 20:57

My placards are a bit posh. A3 full colour laminated placards screwed onto 4 foot lengths of dowel hehe. I wanted to make sure they were weather proof but also that they were not too heavy, so hopefully if people are bringing their kids they will be able to have a bit a fun and get involved as well. You can bet if kids are there they will want to hold a placard, I know my son would.

Because of the emergency flier situation I found myself in today I had to get the fliers printed on A4 as opposed to A5 so now I am in the process of hand guilotining about 1300-1400 fliers, it's gonna take a little while.

Alexander Hanff

warescouse · 15-07-2008, 20:58

I am still waiting for VM to renounce Phorm and ask for my forgiveness.

Seriously, I really wonder if they have any idea of the outrage that will hit them if they suddenly came out of the closet and went actively pro-phorm again. I suspect the backlash would be a hell of a lot worse than is currently targeted towards BT.

As education grows about who is, what is, and why Phorm / Webwise exists, the backlash would surely be a lot bigger than it was originally before VM went quiet on the issue.

While Virgin Media are having this honeymoon period, possibly sitting on the fence, many cable customers, myself included, are secretly hoping VM will see sense and suddenly announce that Phorm has gone away.

Imagine if suddenly after this relatively 'quiet' period VM suddenly came off the fence and went pro-Phorm again. I think many customers would go ballistic. They would feel cheated, hurt and very angry.

While many of us cable customers have been following the BT tests and the current issues, we have been learning. Learning what to do. learning about DPA notices, learning how to get Freedom of Information requests and many, many other things.

So if VM think for one second that the BT storm would act as some form of cushion if somehow (can't see it myself) BT could pull through this one, I will suggest now that they should think seriously about it again.

Phorm / Webwise and DPI of this nature will never be considered acceptable on our VM cable network.

Privacy_Matters · 15-07-2008, 20:59

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Originally Posted by alt3rn1ty

Superb Alex, and dont know if anyone else noticed privacy_matters injecting help and info on the chat line, nice

(BTW Callailly said would follow up on your links after the show

)

Well - badphorm had a great deal of visitors during the show

How did nodpi do Alex? And do you have the latest stats?

bluecar1 · 15-07-2008, 21:00

did mine turn up ok alex??

peter

AlexanderHanff · 15-07-2008, 21:04

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Originally Posted by bluecar1

did mine turn up ok alex??

peter

Yup and thanks

Alexander Hanff

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Originally Posted by Privacy_Matters

Well - badphorm had a great deal of visitors during the show

How did nodpi do Alex? And do you have the latest stats?

Yes we were busy, have been for the last couple of days, pulling in close to 10 000 visit a day at the moment. Seems a lot of people have subscribed to the RSS as well, RSS traffic is way up on last month.

Alexander Hanff

Privacy_Matters · 15-07-2008, 21:08

Ok

In my view. its been too long since some info regarding Virgin Media has been posted. Personally I am going to start writing emails again, and put some questions back to Virgin - to see if they will at least make some sort of Public acknowledgement/Denial in regards of Phorm.

I feel that the more of us do this, the better as we may get something form them.

serial · 15-07-2008, 21:08

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHanff

My placards are a bit posh. A3 full colour laminated placards screwed onto 4 foot lengths of dowel hehe.

I've gone for A1 card and used rasterbator to print an A1 image across 4 A3 sheets. Doesn't look too bad