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Old 03-17-2008, 08:10 PM Phorm 'illegal' says policy group
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Online advert system Phorm is illegal in the UK, the Foundation for Information Policy Research (Fipr), has argued in an open letter.

BT, Talk Talk and Virgin have all signed up to use Phorm, which targets adverts to users based on web habits.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7301379.stm
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Old 03-18-2008, 02:14 AM Re: Phorm 'illegal' says policy group
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The article seems to imply the company will obey robot directives to search bots ... interesting.
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Old 04-10-2008, 11:39 AM Re: Phorm 'illegal' says policy group
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That is an absolutely pointless reply - this thread wasn't even about "tips" - it was about a news article.
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Old 04-10-2008, 06:09 PM Re: Phorm 'illegal' says policy group
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Yes I saw this news yesterday, it's a thorny issue. If my ISP takes them on board I'll be getting my MAC code and vacating their client list.
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