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06/04/2008, 22h48

"Jim Moe" <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@sohnen-moe.com> wrote in message news:RuWdnYujhelNvmTanZ2dnUVZ_v_inZ2d@giganews.com ...
> On 04/06/08 09:38 am, WiW wrote:
>> FYI: It appears that Phorm (a targeted advertising system which taps into
>> ISP networks) will be setting its own persistent for most every
>> website the user visits. It appears as though the may be named
>> "webwise". One technical description of the system and this aspect can
>> be found via:
>>
> Firefox (and Seamonkey) allows you considerable control over how
> are managed. From accepting none at all, a whitelist or a blacklist of
> sites, retained for the session or forever. Your choice.

Your comment seems geared towards ing me, as a user, cope with the
system. While I appreciate that, I posted this here because there is a
potential issue for those of us who have websites. Namely, that this system
(and potentially others like it) will be setting for our domains. Read
the report: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/080404phorm.pdf for the details.

06/04/2008, 22h48	#3
WiW Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: Phorm setting its own persistent for most websites... "Jim Moe" <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@sohnen-moe.com> wrote in message news:RuWdnYujhelNvmTanZ2dnUVZ_v_inZ2d@giganews.com ... > On 04/06/08 09:38 am, WiW wrote: >> FYI: It appears that Phorm (a targeted advertising system which taps into >> ISP networks) will be setting its own persistent for most every >> website the user visits. It appears as though the may be named >> "webwise". One technical description of the system and this aspect can >> be found via: >> > Firefox (and Seamonkey) allows you considerable control over how > are managed. From accepting none at all, a whitelist or a blacklist of > sites, retained for the session or forever. Your choice. Your comment seems geared towards ing me, as a user, cope with the system. While I appreciate that, I posted this here because there is a potential issue for those of us who have websites. Namely, that this system (and potentially others like it) will be setting for our domains. Read the report: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/080404phorm.pdf for the details.