After our Phorm conversation in the LUG meet this week I thought this was interesting...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
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From: <a href="mailto:S0107981@Cumbria.ac.uk">S0107981@Cumbria.ac.uk</a><br>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 23:23:56 +0100<br>
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Subject: [admin] [Feedback] Press Release - Prostesters to Picket<br>
Shareholders at BT PLC AGM<br>
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Alexander Hanff sent a message using the contact form at<br>
<a href="http://lug.org.uk/contact" target="_blank">http://lug.org.uk/contact</a>.<br>
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I know this is not Linux related, but I am a long term and well known Linux<br>
user here in the UK so I thought maybe you guys could support me by posting<br>
this out to your lists and newsletters:<br>
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Press Release - Immediate Release<br>
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Protesters to Picket shareholders at BT PLC Annual General Meeting - 16th<br>
July 2008<br>
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On 16th July 2008 there will be a full day protest against the use of Deep<br>
Packet Inspection for the purpose of behavioural profiling. The event will<br>
focus on the plans by BT PLC, Virgin Media and Car Phone Warehouse to<br>
introduce deep packet inspection technologies through exclusive contracts<br>
with Phorm Inc.<br>
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Since Phorm issued a press release on 14th February 2008 regarding these<br>
exclusive contracts there has been a storm of outrage amongst the public,<br>
leading academics, privacy advocates, Members of Parliament, Members of the<br>
European Parliament, Peers in the House of Lords and the industry as whole.<br>
The technology has been called illegal by Foundation for Information<br>
Policy Research, which was recently supported by a statement from the<br>
European Commission.<br>
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As a result of the negative publicity generated over the past 3 months<br>
Phorm Inc.'s share price has plummeted by approx 70% and continues to<br>
struggle to develop confidence from investors.<br>
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In 2006/2007 BT PLC have admitted to running covert trials of the<br>
technology without first obtaining the consent from customers required by<br>
EU and UK Data Protection and Communications regulations, directives and<br>
legislation. However, to date neither the Information Commissioner nor the<br>
Secretary of State have held BT PLC to account for these allegedly illegal<br>
actions.<br>
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Therefore, the growing public campaign to seek justice for the victims of<br>
these covert trials and the wider mission of stopping the technology from<br>
being deployed, has led to an organised one day protest in London, UK.<br>
There is expected to be a significant press and media presence at the event<br>
which will begin at the Barbican Centre, continue on to BT Centre (BT's<br>
corporate HQ) and finally end with a march on to Charing Cross Metropolitan<br>
Police Station in the early evening. On arrival at the Metropolitan Police<br>
station a full case file with witness testimonies and supporting evidence,<br>
along with a petition demanding a criminal investigation will be handed to<br>
the senior officer on duty.<br>
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For more details about the event, please visit the following two web<br>
sites:<br>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/30/bt_agm_phorm_protest" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/30/bt_agm_phorm_protest</a><br>
<a href="http://www.nodpi.org" target="_blank">http://www.nodpi.org</a><br>
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If you require further information please contact me by reply.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Alexander Hanff<br>
University of Cumbria<br>
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