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Title: Check your ISP for spyware
Post by: Martin_1962 on 31 March 2008, 21:02:49
Some ISPs are looking at installing spyware at their end to track your internet usage, the spyware company is called Phorm.

Please read about it here

El Reg (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/)

Then contact your ISP to check.

If you are with BT you can use it as a get out
Title: Re: Check your ISP for spyware
Post by: dad1uk on 31 March 2008, 21:15:39
This sounds a little like 'Big Brother' looking over your shoulder.
I assume it must be legal, but one thing it didn't make clear was if we, the customer, could opt out of it.
Title: Re: Check your ISP for spyware
Post by: TheBoy on 31 March 2008, 21:35:45
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Some ISPs are looking at installing spyware at their end to track your internet usage, the spyware company is called Phorm.

Please read about it here

El Reg (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/)

Then contact your ISP to check.

If you are with BT you can use it as a get out
Only BT consumer ISPs.  And its not spyware, its done at the DNS level.  And those people using other ISPs but chose to use BT DNS servers, beware ;)
Title: Re: Check your ISP for spyware
Post by: Martin_1962 on 31 March 2008, 22:17:11
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Some ISPs are looking at installing spyware at their end to track your internet usage, the spyware company is called Phorm.

Please read about it here

El Reg (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/)

Then contact your ISP to check.

If you are with BT you can use it as a get out
Only BT consumer ISPs.  And its not spyware, its done at the DNS level.  And those people using other ISPs but chose to use BT DNS servers, beware ;)


Well if BT go ahead I am changing and I will recommend everyone to keep away from them
Title: Re: Check your ISP for spyware
Post by: TheBoy on 31 March 2008, 22:19:04
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Some ISPs are looking at installing spyware at their end to track your internet usage, the spyware company is called Phorm.

Please read about it here

El Reg (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/)

Then contact your ISP to check.

If you are with BT you can use it as a get out
Only BT consumer ISPs.  And its not spyware, its done at the DNS level.  And those people using other ISPs but chose to use BT DNS servers, beware ;)


Well if BT go ahead I am changing and I will recommend everyone to keep away from them
Its fair to say all ISPs are actively looking at similar revenue streams, whether or not they publically admit it.  I wouldn't get too worked up over it, there are solutions ;)
Title: Re: Check your ISP for spyware
Post by: Martin_1962 on 31 March 2008, 22:59:23
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Some ISPs are looking at installing spyware at their end to track your internet usage, the spyware company is called Phorm.

Please read about it here

El Reg (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/)

Then contact your ISP to check.

If you are with BT you can use it as a get out
Only BT consumer ISPs.  And its not spyware, its done at the DNS level.  And those people using other ISPs but chose to use BT DNS servers, beware ;)


Well if BT go ahead I am changing and I will recommend everyone to keep away from them
Its fair to say all ISPs are actively looking at similar revenue streams, whether or not they publically admit it.  I wouldn't get too worked up over it, there are solutions ;)


I know, you know, a lot don't

Ranging from blocking in hosts up to SSH
Title: Re: Check your ISP for spyware
Post by: VXL V6 on 31 March 2008, 22:59:58
Plenty of DNS servers out there..... Plenty of methods of routing.....