Phorm - we can feel the Spring Surge - take action NOW

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DO something, today ...er...NOW.

SpyBlogs list of THINGS TO DO

Things to do about Phorm:

Write to your ISP, and get an assurance that they are not selling your data to Phorm or to anything similar.

If you are a customer of BT Retail (or of any other BT divisions e.g. BT Business) , Virgin Media or Carphone Warehouse Talk Talk,, then you might like to write to them quoting the very clear

Data Protection Act 1998 section 11

:

11 Right to prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing

(1) An individual is entitled at any time by notice in writing to a data controller torequire the data controller at the end of such period as is reasonable in the circumstances to cease, or not to begin, processing for the purposes of direct marketing personal data in respect of which he is the data subject.

(2) If the court is satisfied, on the application of any person who has given a notice under subsection
(1), that the data controller has failed to comply with the notice, the court may order him to take such steps for complying with the notice as the court thinks fit.

(3) In this section "direct marketing" means the communication (by whatever means) of any advertising or marketing material which is directed to particular individuals.

Join and Support the Open Rights Group, who will be campaigning to raise awareness of this issue,

Subscribe to the BadPhorm - When good ISPs go bad! website for the latest news on this topic.

Configure your web browser's privacy settings to delete any existing cookies, and to block future cookies from any subdomains and tld extensions of *.phorm.*, *.webwise.*, *.oix.* or *.sysip.* See the Yorkshire Ranter site for more information how to do this.

Consider boycotting any products or services which are advertised through this Phorm Open Internet Exchange direct marketing scheme.