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Phorm spyware company attacks "activists" who dare to criticise it

inphormed | 29.04.2009 10:25 | Technology

Phorm is a company which wants to spy on your Internet traffic so that it can 'profile' you and sell the results to advertisers.

On 28 April this multi-million dollar company chose to launch an attack on a few vocal individuals who publicly oppose it. The results for the company have been overwhelmingly negative...


Phorm: Does its stroppy campaign site signal the beginning of the end?
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/apr/28/phorm-startups

Phorm falls Phoul to Churlish Online Strategy
 http://news.directtrafficmedia.co.uk/Phorm_Falls_Phoul_to_Churlish_Online_Strategy_042845415579.html

Phorm goes off the deep end
 http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Phorm-Goes-Off-The-Deep-End-102136?nocomment=1

Phorm boss blogs from a dark, dark place
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/28/phorm_blog_oddness/

Phiting dirty
 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2009/04/phiting-dirty.html

Bad phorm as company website attacks critics
 http://www.bitterwallet.com/bad-phorm-as-company-website-attacks-critics/10681

Phorm phights phoul phreedom phighters
 http://notnews.today.com/2009/04/28/phorm-phights-phoul-phreedom-phighters/
(humour)

inphormed

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Phorm are onto a loser

29.04.2009 12:24

Phorm were onto a loser from the moment they were asked how much they would be paying the people who generated the data that they would be using to generate their profits. They have, curiously, never responded.

Anybody who wants to can inphorm phorm they charge for that data.

Adam Smith


More sites

29.04.2009 13:34


"Foolish Phorm"
 http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2144&blogid=14

"Phorm Starts Foaming At The Mouth Over Its Detractors"
 http://www.badidea.co.uk/2009/04/phorm-starts-foaming-at-the-mouth-over-its-detractors/

"More on Phorm"
 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2009/04/more-on-phorm.html

'This new 'smear' website Phorm have setup is a complete disgrace. It is an attack on private individuals the likes of which I wouldn't expect from a company trying to convince people to trust them with their internet browsing history.'


anonymouse