Prosecutors gather evidence on secret BT – Phorm trials

‘Implied consent’ to be probed

BT behaviour ‘bad Phorm’

BT trials of Phorm technology have ‘rubbed people up the wrong way’, one industry expert has said.

UK Prosecutors Investigate BT Over Online Ad System

British prosecutors are investigating whether incumbent operator BT illegally tested an online advertising system without users’ consent.

BT Silences Customers Over Phorm

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.

About switching on and switching off BT Webwise

How can I check whether BT Webwise is on or off?
Simply go to www.bt.com/webwise. You’ll be able to see whether BT Webwise is turned on or off on the computer, user account and browser you’re using at the time, or if it is not available in your area yet.

BT bans Phorm chatter on its forums

BT is preventing customers from discussing its Phorm Webwise trials on the company’s support forums.

NebuAd, Phorm Expand Behavioral Targeting in UK

Behavioral ad targeting is expanding in the UK, with new deals and expansions from two companies, reports ClickZ.

20,000 jobs cut in one week

It has been a grim week for UK unemployment as unions put the job loss toll at 20,000.

Orange ditches Phorm

Orange, the UK’s sixth largest broadband provider, is not going to use Phorm’s data-snooping technology.

Phorm ‘illegal’ says policy group

Online advert system Phorm is illegal in the UK, the Foundation for Information Policy Research (Fipr), has argued in an open letter.