The controversial targeted advertising company, Phorm, is back in news as the former conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont, has been confirmed as joining the board.
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British prosecutors are investigating whether incumbent operator BT illegally tested an online advertising system without users’ consent.
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BT, the UK’s dominant telecom and internet service provider, has ‘banned all future discussion of Phorm and its “WebWise” targeted advertising product on its customer forums, and deleted all past threads about the controversy dating back to February.
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BT is preventing customers from discussing its Phorm Webwise trials on the company’s support forums.
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Behavioral ad targeting is expanding in the UK, with new deals and expansions from two companies, reports ClickZ.
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