EU Commission moves against UK Government and Phorm. The EU Commission has launched proceedings against the UK concerning Phorm, the intrusive behavioural advertising system. Campaigners, including Open Rights Group, have long argued Phorm is a gross invasion of internet users’ privacy because it illegally intercepts confidential material. Now that high-profile website operators are lining up to oppose Phorm, these proceedings seem to be the fatal blow for the system.
Following our call for intervention, the EU has implicitly recognised the system involves unlawful interception because it does not obtain permission from both the user and the website owner. The UK authorities consistently deny this claim, although its unclear precisely which part of Government is responsible for enforcing related legislation. Fortunately, the EU has also expressed concerns with procedure, which should ensure similar technologies receive proper scrutiny in future. more... http://tinyurl.com/cyh58z _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
