Back on Phorm
Been a while, but have a Phorm update:
Things seem to have gone a bit quiet with Phorm the last couple of months but might pick up again today with picketing of the BT AGM. World+Dog in terms of regulators, police and government seem to have passed the buck and refuse to investigate saying it's not their remit to do so, but that may change with Alex Hanff meeting City of London police and Baroness Miller meeting the Home Office to outline her objections.
Virgin it seems have already distanced themselves from Phorm a little saying they only agreed to evaluate how the system might work, not test or deploy it, but of course Phorm claimed they had Virgin well and truly on board. Still won't stop me leaving them at the end of August though when I move house.
Funnily enough, as of today, Phorm stock price is at an all time low... :)
It's not just the UK though. Across the pond, NebuAd are already doing what Phorm are thinking of trying here, although since that first article, it seems they've been noticed by Congress and several of the ISPs who were running the system have either suspended it or pulled out altogether.
All of The Register's Phorm articles are here and the rest of my Phorm stuff is here
Things seem to have gone a bit quiet with Phorm the last couple of months but might pick up again today with picketing of the BT AGM. World+Dog in terms of regulators, police and government seem to have passed the buck and refuse to investigate saying it's not their remit to do so, but that may change with Alex Hanff meeting City of London police and Baroness Miller meeting the Home Office to outline her objections.
Virgin it seems have already distanced themselves from Phorm a little saying they only agreed to evaluate how the system might work, not test or deploy it, but of course Phorm claimed they had Virgin well and truly on board. Still won't stop me leaving them at the end of August though when I move house.
Funnily enough, as of today, Phorm stock price is at an all time low... :)
It's not just the UK though. Across the pond, NebuAd are already doing what Phorm are thinking of trying here, although since that first article, it seems they've been noticed by Congress and several of the ISPs who were running the system have either suspended it or pulled out altogether.
All of The Register's Phorm articles are here and the rest of my Phorm stuff is here