British Telecom Drops Ad Spying Company (For Now)

Courtesy Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 07/06/2009 - 15:30

UK ISP BT has decided not to roll out the controversial behavioral advertising system Phorm, collects clickstream data from users and sells it to advertisers.

The news comes as a relief to privacy groups in the UK, though Phorm is not dead yet.


 

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