Phorm 'illegal' says policy group

**joder** · 03-17-2008, 07:10 PM

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

**ForrestCroce** · 03-18-2008, 01:14 AM

The article seems to imply the company will obey robot directives to search bots ... interesting.

**whym** · 04-10-2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azraf

Good tips...

Thanks

That is an absolutely pointless reply - this thread wasn't even about "tips" - it was about a news article.

**blue-dreamer** · 04-10-2008, 05:09 PM

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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