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Originally Posted by lucevans
I agree - even if you only ever enter your cvs number on an https page (which I always check before typing anything to do with my credit cards) we've only got their word for it that they're not analyzing encrypted pages...
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And following on from that, how will Phorm know that a string of data is longer than 3 digits unless it has first viewed it (albeit for a nano second) and then subsequently disguarded it.
http://www.beta.bt.com/bta/forums/th...rt=60&tstart=0
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Originally Posted by Peter N
Phorm have claimed that they will not collect "sensitive areas like adult or medical data".
The only ways for them to know that I have accessed a site for a particular type of data is for them to either view that data in breach of the Data Protection Act or make an assumption based on their opinion of my personal, private and legally protected browsing habits.
Could the moderators explain how it is possible for Phorm to know what sort of data I am going to access without seeing it?
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BT users are now starting to let fly with simple questions and so far no answers have been given.
On a side note, the e-petition has already received over 1300 signatures in a little over two days -
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ispphorm/
I think perhaps certain people have vastly underestimated how seriously UK citizens value their privacy, especially online.