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BT and Phorm escape prosecution
Crown prosecutors let partners off the hook.
Apr 12 2011 10:45AM
BT scraps plans to use Phorm
BT has scrapped plans to use the Phorm Webwise system that tracks the internet habits of its customers.
Jul 7 2009 11:07AM
Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group
A data protection group has warned that opting out of Phorm will not prevent the technology from processing data that users enter through web site search portals.
Apr 28 2009 3:45PM
Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group
A data protection group has warned that opting out of Phorm will not prevent the technology from processing data that users enter through web site search portals.
Apr 28 2009 11:01AM
Wikimedia latest to shun Phorm
The Wikimedia Foundation has become the latest group to exclude the controversial Phorm advertising platform.
Apr 20 2009 11:44AM
Amazon says no to Phorm ad system
Amazon has stated that it will not participate in trials of the Phorm advertising system, after a privacy group called for retailers to opt out.
Apr 16 2009 11:57AM
EC takes UK and Phorm to task over privacy
The European Commission has sent an infringement notice to the United Kingdom Government over privacy oversights related to the use of Internet snooping technology from UK-based Phorm.
Apr 15 2009 4:54PM
Tech giants asked to opt out of Phorm
The Open Rights Group has asked seven major technology firms to opt out of BT's Phorm in order to protect web users' privacy.
Mar 25 2009 10:14AM
Internet privacy advocate warns against poor Phorm
Internet privacy campaigners have written to the world's top internet companies urging them to steer clear of behavioural targeting software vendor Phorm, which they see as invasive software which snoops on unsuspecting users.
Mar 24 2009 11:25AM
Security expert: BT should be prosecuted over its use of Phorm
Cambridge University security researcher Dr Richard Clayton argues that BT should be prosecuted because it monitored internet users' websurfing habits without their permission, while the telco declines to say its activities were legal.
Jun 10 2008 10:12AM
