Category Archives: Phorm

In praise of regulation….

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Travelling back from the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference in Brussels, I had a fascinating conversation with someone who was there right at the beginning of data protection. It was a conversation that revealed a great deal to me, … Continue reading →

Posted in data protection, Phorm, Privacy | 4 Comments

Annoyed by those cookie warnings?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

…spread your anger! I’m sure you know the warnings I’m talking about – at least you do if you’re in the European Union. Warnings that appear almost every time you look at a new page on the web, telling you … Continue reading →

Posted in consent, Cookies Directive, Internet, Phorm, Privacy | 7 Comments

Phorm – a chapter closes?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Another chapter of the long-running Phorm saga seems to have come to a close, with the announcement by the European Commission that they have closed the infringement case with the UK about their implementation of rules on privacy in electronic communications. … Continue reading →

Posted in Phorm, Privacy, Privacy International | 5 Comments

Romanian re-Phorm-ation?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

News has emerged this week that Phorm, the online-behavioural-advertising company about whom a great deal has been written (including by me) has targeted a new country for its latest attempt to track internet users’ every move: Romania. Having been kicked … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Online Behavioural Advertising, Phorm, Privacy | 1 Comment

The real challenge for IT Lawyers: the law!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Sometimes it’s tempting for an IT lawyer – or rather an academic IT lawyer – to feel that things are moving essentially in the right direction, that the subject is getting more mainstream, more understandable – and more importantly, more … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Economy Act, Law, Phorm, Privacy | 1 Comment