EU Grants 30 Days To UK Government To Decide Over Phorm
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The European Union (EU) has sent a letter to UK government, asking it to decide about the validity of web browsing tracking service from Phorm, within a span of 30 days. The letter from the EU Telecom and Media Commissioner, Viviane Reding, requires the government to clarify, whether the Phorm’s Webwise System is in line with EU data privacy laws. The issue raged since British Telecom (BT) conducted its infamous trial of the service by monitoring its...
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