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UK.gov misses deadline on EU Phorm probe

Commission's data pimping quiz-o-gram leaked Exclusive The government has failed to meet a deadline to respond to European Commission questions over the UK's handling of BT's allegedly illegal secret trials of Phorm's ISP-level adware and its planned... ...full story at the register (uk)

from the register (uk) on Tue, Aug 12 2008

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10 Oct 08 visit Brussels bounces BT-Phorm quiz back to UK.gov  »  the register (uk) 'Let's try that once more shall we?' The European Commission has again written to the government for an explanation of UK authorities' response to BT's allegedly illegal secret trials of Phorm's ISP adware system.…
22 Sep 08 visit Police drop BT-Phorm probe  »  the register (uk) 'Move along please, nothing to see' Exclusive City of London Police have decided not to formally investigate BT and Phorm for their allegedly illegal secret ISP-level adware trials, arguing that there was implied consent from customers and it would be a...
16 Sep 08 visit BT's secret Phorm trials: UK.gov responds  »  the register (uk) EU lawyers mull action Updated The European Commission is analysing the government's explanation of why UK authorites have taken no action over BT and Phorm's allegedly illegal broadband wiretapping and ad-targeting experiments in 2006 and 2007.…
10 Jun 08 visit EU mulls intervention over BT's secret Phorm trials  »  the register (uk) Your views sought The European Commission is considering intervening over the failure of UK data watchdogs to punish BT for the way it secretly co-opted tens of thousands of customers into trials of Phorm's profiling system to serve them targeted...
27 Nov 08 visit Prosecutors gather evidence on secret BT-Phorm trials  »  the register (uk) 'Implied consent' to be probed The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is gathering evidence on BT's covert trials of Phorm's ISP-level adware system to help it judge whether it is in the public interest to allow a private prosecution for breach of...

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