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Phorm, the Deep Packet Inspection Ad-Injector Company, Ceases Trading

Posted by msmash on from the good-riddance dept.

Reader mccalli writes: Phorm, a controversial UK deep-packet inspection/ad-injection company discussed on Slashdot many times before, has ceased trading today. Phorm was controversial for, among other things, editing and approving UK government advice on privacy, offering hospitality to the police prior to a decision over prosecution, and being the subject of an EU investigation for its practices and close relationship with the then UK government. The Register has a more editorialized version of the news, but it is fair to say that Phorm will not be mourned by fans of internet privacy.

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  1. Funny by GeekWithAKnife · · Score: 3, Interesting


    No one could figure out how they are making money and by that I mean turning a profit.

    Turns out neither did they.

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    A 'singular oddity' is an event that cannot be explained and only happens when you are alone.