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Phorm/Webwise/ISP commercial piracy ,why wont you authorise the comments
Talkback BT and Phorm/webwise are doing something totally different, its not rocket science, read up on it "Deep Packet Inspection/Interception".in effect , your paying your ISP for a Broadband connection, and (in this case) BT are accepting free Deep...
[June 9, 2008, 11:58]
Phorm serves up 'recommendation engine'
News Branded 'Webwise Discover', and aimed at web publishers and ISPs, the technology uses deep packet inspection (DPI) to build up a whitelist profile of the web-surfing habits of users, to serve them content based on their surfing history.
[June 3, 2009, 15:31]
BT finishes trial, expects to use Phorm
News The trial of the technology, which BT has branded 'Webwise', began on 30 September and ran until 10 December. According to Hanff, if BT deploys Webwise throughout its network, any customer who opted into the trials could automatically be opted back...
[December 15, 2008, 14:15]
What did BT actually say? What did Phorm actually say?
Talkback The article suggests BT said more than they appear to publicly have said and as far as I can see it is Phorm who are being more positive about the outcome of the Webwise invasion of privacy trial. BT will be cautious of course because running...
[December 16, 2008, 7:35]
BT deletes Phorm forums
News The technology — created by a company called Phorm and marketed by BT as Webwise — monitors users' web-browsing habits so it can serve them highly targeted advertising. BT is currently carrying out its third trial of Webwise, this time clearly...
[November 20, 2008, 12:01]
Amazon refuses to be tracked by Phorm
News Its technology is currently being trialled under the name 'Webwise' by BT, with the users' consent. In a brief statement on Wednesday, Amazon said: "We have contacted Webwise requesting that we opt-out for all of our domains.
[April 15, 2009, 17:00]
PlusNet customer invited to BT's Phorm trial
News At 11.25am on Monday, a PlusNet customer let their broadband provider know that they had been invited to take part in the trial of the technology BT has branded 'Webwise'. PlusNet customers using RIN should not normally see the BT Webwise...
[November 10, 2008, 16:50]
BT puts Phorm plans on hold
News BT's decision to put Webwise on hold was not connected to customer concerns about the privacy of such a service, a spokesperson for the company told ZDNet UK. In a statement issued on Monday, the telecommunications giant said it would be suspending...
[July 6, 2009, 16:09]
Intellectual Property Theft and Industrial Espionage.
Talkback If you've a CEO concerned about cyberthreats, you could start with discovering the way Phorm / BT Webwise will affect your communications in and with the UK. Find out how it will affect your private B2C communications and possibly even your private...
[December 1, 2008, 7:36]
Information Commissioner is on Phorm
Blog Comment http://www.out-law.com/page-9090 Phorm Webwise legality and privacy concerns - lawyers Pinsent Masons join the debate
[May 22, 2008, 10:42]
Phorm attacks critics over 'illegality' claims
News Phorm — whose Webwise and Open Internet Exchange (OIX) technologies were used by BT in a secret trial on its customers — says the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is wrong to say the use of Phorm's technologies constituted...
[April 10, 2008, 12:30]
BT to begin third Phorm trial
News Phorm's technology, which BT will use under the brand of 'Webwise', has attracted protests from peers, politicians, technologists and thinktanks, who have expressed concerns over legal and privacy issues.
[September 29, 2008, 12:49]
Wikimedia Foundation turns down Phorm
Blog The move means that users of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia properties cannot have their surfing tracked across those sites by Phorm/Webwise. Unlike Amazon, which gave no explicit reason for its decision, Wikimedia outlined its motivation to the...
[April 17, 2009, 17:01]
Phorm accused of making web browsing 'less stable'
News A browser request is first sent via a switch to a machine on the ISP network, which then redirects the user to the Phorm Webwise server to have an anonymised cookie attached to it, allowing Phorm to serve targeted ads to the user.
[April 17, 2008, 15:52]
Naive? Me?
Talkback I now do pay about 3 pounds more per month with no contract period tie in and much faster speed, unthrottled and best of all, with a confirmation in writing that the ISP is not considering using Phorm's invasive, copyright infringing, intercepting...
[December 17, 2008, 15:50]
Well...
Talkback That sort of thing would completely scupper its Webwise product in the eyes of the public, something BT quite patently doesn't want to happen. Interesting points. You're right in saying that the trials are ongoing at the moment.
[October 17, 2008, 11:38]
TalkTalk drops Phorm
News On Monday the share price fell 43 percent after BT announced that it had put its plans to implement Phorm's Webwise behavioural advertising service on hold. Internet service provider TalkTalk will not use behavioural advertising services from Phorm.
[July 9, 2009, 9:00]
thanks Karen
Talkback 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...
[June 10, 2008, 9:21]
Because after all... Phorm is 121Media
Talkback One thing for sure: Phorm's system Webwise has NO PLACE in our democracy. >If they were being honest about their intentions, they would offer a browser add-on that did all this for you, rather than install black boxes at the ISPs and scarf heaven...
[December 17, 2008, 15:51]
EC expects legal issues around Phorm to be resolved
News Both Phorm and BT have said that Phorm's technology is legal, while BT took legal advice before trialling the technology, which it has branded 'Webwise'. Legal questions around Phorm are set to be answered, and the ad-serving technology will move...
[March 6, 2009, 15:31]
