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Re: [privacy] UK: 3 Internet Providers in Deal for Targeted Ads
From: Jim Murray <jim () digitaldaemons co uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:38:43 +0000
Paul Ferguson wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Via The New York Times. [snip] For years, Internet service providers have watched with envy as the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft sliced up the online advertising pie. Selling Internet access has been a good business, but selling Web advertising has been an even more lucrative one. Now, three Internet providers in Britain have teamed up to try to obtain a piece of online advertising for themselves. The three companies — BT, Carphone Warehouse and Virgin Media — announced a deal last week with a company called Phorm, whose technology tracks Web users and sends them ads related to their interests.
[snip] I use Virgin Media at home, I've just sent them a very strongly worded complaint about this. It won't do any good, but it will be interesting to see what their excuses are. Jim. -- DigitalDaemons IT Services. --------------------------------------- E-Mail : jim () digitaldaemons co uk PGP Key ID : 0x21811644 _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
Current thread:
- [privacy] UK: 3 Internet Providers in Deal for Targeted Ads Paul Ferguson (Feb 17)
- Re: [privacy] UK: 3 Internet Providers in Deal for Targeted Ads Jim Murray (Feb 18)