Thanks for the replies to my query. It does seem that BT should be avoided like the plague, according to The Register (www.theregister.co.uk)
Apparently they are planning to relay all the http web pages their customers view to servers in China, run by a Phorm, a company with a history of using spyware and with dodgy Russian connections, to allow targeted advertising. Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse are doing the same. While it will be possible to opt out of targeted ads, it looks as though it will not be possible to opt out of the redirection of the web pages. Although Phorm claim that all the data will be anonymised, that they will not look at https pages and that numbers longer than 3 digits will be ignored, it seems obvious that there is a potential for identity theft, as well as a major breach of privacy. Les. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
