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[Martin_1962]

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

Then contact your ISP to check.

If you are with BT you can use it as a get out

[dad1uk]

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.

[TheBoy]

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

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

[Martin_1962]

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

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

[TheBoy]

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

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

[Martin_1962]

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

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

[VXL V6]

Plenty of DNS servers out there..... Plenty of methods of routing.....