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| MGP |
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 Registered Member #30 Joined: Tue Feb 26 2008, 08:34PMPosts: 13 | So the marketing blurb goes that the punter should be grateful to our ISP for signing up with the Webwise / Phorm system. The selling point being that our browsing will be prescanned for the dodgy sites and redirected if we go somewhere nasty. But do I really need that? Is the security of preventing my access to dubious origin websites more beneficial that the continued monitoring of my browsing habits, and the risks that represents? I think not :( Modern browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 already have antiphishing measures built in (go to a dodgy site and the address if recognised by Microsoft will be blocked (OK so that's dodgy Microsoft too now have a record of my browsing). I don't really trust Mr Gates so why would I trust a company whose owners have a track record of spyware? [ Edited Wed Feb 27 2008, 12:07AM ] | ||
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| Huw Jerse |
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| Registered Member #112 Joined: Thu Mar 06 2008, 09:58PMPosts: 45 | It's not beyond the realms of possibility for this functionality to be provided by the ISPs network without Phorm - but of course the ISP couldn't sell your personal browsing habits for heaps of cash if they just did that could they. | ||
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| phorm-factor |
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 Registered Member #123 Joined: Fri Mar 07 2008, 06:28PMPosts: 2 | And who has the privilege of maintaining the anti-phishing site list? Oh... a company with a history of pushing adware/spyware... What happens if a website innocently ends up on the "blacklist"? What kind of recourse is there?! | ||
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| Mel |
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 Registered Member #137 Joined: Sat Mar 08 2008, 06:00PMPosts: 267 | MGP wrote ... Modern browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 already have antiphishing measures built in (go to a dodgy site and the address if recognised by Microsoft will be blocked (OK so that's dodgy Microsoft too now have a record of my browsing). I don't really trust Mr Gates so why would I trust a company whose owners have a track record of spyware? Regarding Kent's comment about Internet Explorer 7's anti-phishing being off by default, in the BBC click interviewhttp://www.badphorm.co.uk/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?5228 While this may be technically correct, I seem to recall when I installed IE7 that it loaded a setup page which recommended turning anti-phishing on and as I ignored that, it subsequently popping-up a window giving the option to enable or disable anti-phishing and recommending to turn it on, and I also seem to recall a warning bubble suggesting I turn anti-phishing on. [ Edited Sun May 04 2008, 02:50PM ] | ||
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| madslug |
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  Registered Member #266 Joined: Tue Apr 01 2008, 12:11PMPosts: 470 | I have just paid a visit to phr0m's site - they have done quite a rewrite on it. They now describe themselves as operating principally in the USA and under Delaware law. Does that explain why they discount so many UK laws? Also, privacy is now mentioned much more than anti-phishing. The Annual Report is now published and available on-line. The notes on time sensitive conditions that must be met or share options laps makes interesting reading. So too does the Directors Report - especially about the many ISPs who are in discussion and currently undertaking trials. Proud to be a Phorm free ISP - www.mADSLax.co.uk - Griffin reseller | ||
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| ilago |
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 Registered Member #308 Joined: Mon Apr 07 2008, 01:37PMPosts: 28 | wrote ... They now describe themselves as operating principally in the USA and under Delaware law. Does that explain why they discount so many UK laws? Also, privacy is now mentioned much more than anti-phishing. Delaware is favoured by many USA corporations because corporations are held to low standards compared to UK and Australian corporate law. There is a wide range of variance between US states and the way they deal with corporate behaviour :( There is an article about Microsoft not paying adequate state taxes in Washington due to the locations of their many corporations. In this case Microsoft use Nevada as there are no corporate taxes. Crosscut tax comment Delaware is kind to corporations. Something like 50% of major US corporations are registered in Delaware. Wikipedia Delaware Corporate Advantages | ||
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