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Story: BT Phorm trial leak rekindles row
thanks Karen
thanks Karen, it seems to be fixed now and i can post (it was after register confirm) , i covered most of the information i washed the readers to see and know about to get a fair and balanced overview, and i must apologise for coming across as a little irate, that was not my intent.
some new quotes from other news sources have come to light BTW, perhaps the news team can find the time to really dig down to the real facts and the timelines of the case.
the point im trying to get the confirmation on is if the Phorm company did infact really meet with the senior ICO official when this 2006/2007 before launch, then how come someone in the ICO
DID NOT tell Phorm they needed to be on the register to have any access to any potentially personal data etc.
dont just ask the question, really push it to get a real answer to the questions put, dont just take the PR copy...
we already know that this so called Home Office advice was nothing like looking at the Phorm case, and mearly a hypothetical case, that MAY BE legal IF, and only IF EXPLICIT, and INFORMED consent were given.
you can see the HO replys to the Anti-Phorm end users email questions on the Cable Forum thread, you would be wise to read that thread from start to finish as its most Comprehensive and full of potentially effected payed up end users and techs.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33628733-virgin-media-phorm-webwise-adverts-updated.html Florence has the one that helps to clear this up ,free of ambiguities from any Phorm/BT payed 3rd party Non tech spokesmen.
remember that Phorm DID NOT register with the ICO Data Protection Register until 30 January 2008
search on "Phorm" here url: http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/Search.asp?EC=1
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/06...t-excuse-ever/
"BT's Phorm trial - the worst excuse ever
June 9th, 2008 Barry Collins
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BT did not discuss these trials with the ICO as they were technical in nature," the ICO claims in a statement sent to PC Pro. '
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/204711/b...missioner.html
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Speaking to PC Pro this morning, Phorm spokesman Alex Laity said the company was always confident the service was lawful. "We are confident that we are fully compliant with all relevant laws," he said. "We did go to the ICO before launch, we did go to the Home Office before launch, we did do due diligence to make sure what we did is fully compliant with the law."
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