Virgin start trials of Detica Cview, the new Phorm

Virgin Media is set to delve into users’ traffic looking for copyright infringement, in the online equivalent of opening your post and not telling you. It’s the first ISP to try deep packet inspection with the controversial Detica CView technology, which will ascertain levels of illegal music file sharing across the Virgin network.

Phorm shares fall

Shares in the online ad firm Phorm have fallen by more than 40% after BT said it had no immediate plans to use the service that tracks online behaviour.

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