Comments on: Wikileaks – Phorm Crashes Browsers, Allegedly Broke the Law 113 Million Times http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9541/wikileaks__phorm_crashes_browsers_allegedly_broke_the_law_113_million_times/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:05:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gamer8585 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9541/wikileaks__phorm_crashes_browsers_allegedly_broke_the_law_113_million_times/#comment-180125 Gamer8585 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180125 Well I can see a quicker adaption of Firefox with the Adblock Plus extension. Removes all items from web pages that you don't want (ads flash java etc.) and fully customizable. Phorm won't get to far if its blocked by the browser. And if all else fails people will start disabling ja<x>vasc<x>ript in their browsers. It might reduce the functionality of some web pages but that might be better then getting spied on and having your browser hijacked. Well I can see a quicker adaption of Firefox with the Adblock Plus extension. Removes all items from web pages that you don’t want (ads flash java etc.) and fully customizable. Phorm won’t get to far if its blocked by the browser.

And if all else fails people will start disabling javascript in their browsers. It might reduce the functionality of some web pages but that might be better then getting spied on and having your browser hijacked.

]]> By: Richard9999 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9541/wikileaks__phorm_crashes_browsers_allegedly_broke_the_law_113_million_times/#comment-180126 Richard9999 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180126 GAMER8585 messing with your browser won't stop you from being spied on. Even if you opt out information can still be stored about your activities and later retrieved. This is because your ISP is directly involved in the spying. Many articles here about Phorm: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/ The only real way to be safe is to switch to an ISP that doesn't use Phorm. Try this site: http://www.antiphormleague.com/ Click on "ISP" for a list of ISPs that have explicitly stated they will not use Phorm and also click on "PhormWatch" for other ISPs that have promised not to sign a contract with Phorm. I left Virgin before this controversy erupted - though in Britain the apathy is so widespread "controversy" is really too strong a word - anyway I'm with a smaller ISP now and the speed of my connection at peak times is much better. I was nervous about moving to a smaller ISP but after reading other people's reviews I jumped ship and happy that I did so. Though I'm paying a little more the contract is monthly and speeds are much improved and Phorm is nowhere to be seen! GAMER8585 messing with your browser won’t stop you from being spied on. Even if you opt out information can still be stored about your activities and later retrieved. This is because your ISP is directly involved in the spying.

Many articles here about Phorm: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/

The only real way to be safe is to switch to an ISP that doesn’t use Phorm.

Try this site: http://www.antiphormleague.com/

Click on “ISP” for a list of ISPs that have explicitly stated they will not use Phorm and also click on “PhormWatch” for other ISPs that have promised not to sign a contract with Phorm.

I left Virgin before this controversy erupted – though in Britain the apathy is so widespread “controversy” is really too strong a word – anyway I’m with a smaller ISP now and the speed of my connection at peak times is much better.

I was nervous about moving to a smaller ISP but after reading other people’s reviews I jumped ship and happy that I did so. Though I’m paying a little more the contract is monthly and speeds are much improved and Phorm is nowhere to be seen!

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