Phorm "Edited and Approved" UK Government Advice

Barence was one of several readers to send in word that the UK Home Office checked whether its interpretation of the law suited Phorm, before issuing advice on the legality of the controversial advertising service. The Home Office and Phorm entered a dialogue about the company's services back in August 2007, at Phorm's request. In an email sent to Phorm in January 2008, a Home Office official writes: 'I should be grateful if you would review the attached document, and let me know what you think.' After Phorm made deletions and amendments to the document, the Home Office sent another email to the company stating: 'If we agree this, and this becomes our position do you think your clients and their prospective partners will be comforted.' From the BBC: "Baroness Sue Miller, Liberal Democrat spokeswoman on Home Affairs, told BBC News: 'My jaw dropped when I saw the Freedom of Information exchanges. ... Anything the Home Office now says about Phorm is completely tainted.'"

Comments

Re:Terrible summary

[pwfffff]

"This may be standard practice in the USA and other third world hackeries..."

Oops, didn't realize we had to have millions upon millions of cameras watching our every move in order to rise above being a 'hackery'. We'll get right on that.

Re:Home Office

[spun]

We could help you if your only problem was laziness.

Or can we just guess that it is more of the same bass-ackwardness that *is* Europe?

Unfortunately, you are too stupid to understand even if we explained things to you in small words.