ZD Net reported that Delaware-registered adware company Phorm (THUS passim) has lost its UK CEO, Hugo Drayton, who leaves the company ‘by mutual agreement’ at the end of December. Lyn Millar, Finance Director has also resigned. They have been replaced by London-based deputy chief executive officer Nan Richards, and UK managing director Nick Barnett. Richards [...]
Tag Archives: adware
Loss of Phorm at adware company – and we can't wait for those ID cards, allegedly
December 19, 2008 – 7:27 pm
Why you should choose your ISP with care – correction to my earlier piece
December 12, 2008 – 12:49 pm
. . . I got it wrong earlier. Subversion of your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is the real threat to data privacy.
In response to the excellent comments posted following my piece about browsers and spyware, I need to point out that the problem goes much deeper than browser technology. Internet Service providers (ISPs) have the [...]
Cookies and cream: why you should choose your browser and ISP with care
December 7, 2008 – 6:08 pm
By John J Kelly
Although I don’t necessarily think that Norman Lamont joining the board of Phorm is particularly sinister, thanks to Bad Idea for highlighting the activities of this interesting adware company. I personally have no problem with advertising-supported sites, provided they are upfront and there is a clear ‘opt-out’ option, but most adware is pernicious [...]