It's a good thing the EC is interested in protecting people from evil spyware companies like Phorm.
“It is very clear in EU directives that unless someone specifically gives authorisation [to track consumer activity on the Web] then you don’t have the right to do that,” Viviane Reding, European Union communications commissioner
The above is from the Broadband Choices website. They have a comment section, which I have already used. Help yourself, if you happen to feel strongly about having somebody read everything you do online. Because that IS what Phorm will do, if they are given a chance. They pretend it's all anonymous, and they say it isn't stored on their computers, by which they mean "Well, yes it IS stored, but not for a long time, just a few days, honest guv." Never forget, Phorm started out as a firm that illegally sneaked adware onto people's computers, and currently pretends that watching everything you do online would not be an illegal interception of your private communications.
What could possibly be worse? Ah. I'm glad you asked...
No decision has been taken to create a huge database containing details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, security minister Lord West says.
But no matter what the BBC says, I think we all know by now how the government speak. "We have no plans to do X" means "We are going to do X, but the plans are in somebody else's office." If you don't want to end up with a CCTV camera in every room, you need to make it clear to Gordon "Moron" Brown that what the East Germans got rid of is not wanted here...
