A privacy group led by an outspoken Phorm opponent, Alex Hanff, is planning to picket an annual shareholder meeting held by BT, the UKs largest ISP and telecoms company, who have faced fierce opposition to secret trials of Phorms Open Internet Exchange (OIX) program, an invasive scheme that profiles user browsing habits to deliver contextual [...]

After a brief phonecall with a BT representative this morning (who at first, denied all knowledge of Phorm) they finally got tired of my incessant badgering and admitted trials had took place, and when asked when the scheme would be implemented fully, he had this to say…
“..It’s [Phorm] not going ahead apparently. I’m told by [...]

If you’re reading this article from inside the UK (or soon, worldwide) there’s a good chance an advertising company called Phorm is watching your every move, and has been for some time. Three major ISP’s in the UK have been secretly selling your browsing habits to the company as part of a trial, which has [...]