The UKPA reports: The European Commission is taking the UK to court for breaking EU rules on safeguarding internet privacy. The move follows complaints to the Commission from British internet users that they have been targeted by advertisers based on an analysis of their “internet traffic”. A Commission statement said it first launched legal proceedings…
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UK failed to protect privacy over Phorm, says EC
Tom Espiner reports: The UK government has failed to implement adequate communications privacy legislation and must take steps to strengthen privacy safeguards, the European Commission has found. The Commission on Thursday went to the second stage of privacy infringement proceedings against the UK government, saying the government had not adequately enacted European privacy laws. Commission…
Phorm shares fall as BT opts out
Shares in the online ad firm Phorm have fallen by a third after BT said it had no immediate plans to use the service that tracks online behaviour. Phorm serves up adverts related to a user’s web browsing history, which it monitors by taking a copy of the places they go and search terms they…