BT and Phorm escape legal action for Web Wise trial

Dawinderpal Sahota
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Meanwhile Crown Prosecution Service tells ISPs to get legal advice before monitoring user habits to implement Digital Economy Act

BT and Phorm have escaped legal action for carrying out a covert trial of Phorm's Web Wise information gathering software in 2006. The software places cookies on users' computers and used to sec...

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