"WiW" <wiw@invalid.invalid> writes:

> "Jim Moe" <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@sohnen-moe.com> wrote in message news:OaOdnYnN2aYnnWbanZ2dnUVZ_r3inZ2d@giganews.com ...
>
>> I finally read it. Scary! It's a classic man-in-the-middle attack. While
>> I am sure this has marketeers and government spooks drooling, the whole
>> profiling aspect is creepy.
>> Apparently the only way to prevent it (so far) is to disallow
>> completely.
>
> Actually, I don't think you can fully opt-out of it.

Maybe the idea can be (somewhat) discredited using a technical ruse.
Note this:

22. The specious (from the point of view of www.cnn.com) will be
removed as the request passes through the Layer 7 switch.

23. The has a lifetime of three days.

24. If, later on, the www.cnn.com website was to be visited via
another ISP that was not using a Phorm system (or if subsequent
accesses were made using the “https� protocol) then the
would reach www.cnn.com.

25. Phorm believe that by placing their name (webwise) within the
they place within the www.cnn.com domain, no clash – or
other bad effects – can occur.

What happens if I choose to require a with webwise in its name?
Will it too be removed by Phom-using ISPs? If so, I can tell my
"customers" that Phorm has broken their "browsing experience" when my
site does not behave for them.

Just a thought...

--
Ben.