It Must Be Bad If This Guy Says So!
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!
I read about this and completely agree.
I don’t want a third party organization watching every site I go on.
I don’t have much say in my ISP hence living at home with parents, but if my ISP ever did this, I would be long gone.
ISP’s should not sell any personal information to anyone, but only a handful actually don’t.
I am also not sure what laws apply when a company such as the MPAA ask an ISP for your personal information.
At least there seems to be a huge number of people against the idea, so hopefully it won’t see the light of day.