If the creator of the web itself, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, says he will change his ISP if they start to monitor his web activity then we are in a sorry state of affairs. In interview with the BBC he said “consumers need to be protected against systems which can track their activity on the internet”

Seriously, is nobody listening? Although it wouldn’t be the first time the creator of something has watched it turn into something terrible. Anyone remember the Atom Bomb?

The article from the BBC cites a company called Phorm to monitors user information etc but their site itself clearly states “Phorm technology dispels the argument that in order to make online advertising relevant for consumers you must use and keep consumer surfing behaviour or their personally identifiable information“

They also state they are “setting a new, higher standard on privacy and anonymity“.

So I fail to see what the company will do, and if it does will it violate it’s own set of guidelines?

I STILL feel this is a breach of our rights to have unmonitored communications. This is exactly what my contextual studies essay was about.

This would make me FURIOUS if this actually comes to fruition!