Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> Phorm shares fall as BT opts out
Yes!
It's about priorities, not principles ... says BT in a fake unaffected tone.
I'm sure it is ... to them.
Here's one of the heroes we should all be thanking:
[quote]
Richard Wray, Communications Editor for The Guardian, published a story
just after midnight stating that BT have finally dropped plans to use
Phorm. Phorm’s shares have sunk on AIM this morning down 25% since
markets opened less than an hour ago.
I read the news and 18 months worth of emotion ran down my cheeks, I was
unable to hold back the tears of joy and even now 10 minutes later they
continue to fall. It is difficult to explain how much one puts into a
campaign like this, myself and others have done things we would never
have imagined. We have engaged the highest levels of our political
system including Peers in the House of Lords, MPs in the House of
Commons, Members of the Royal Society. We have been to Brussels to the
highest ranks of the European government and our campaigning has been
honest and true with a simple goal.
Now finally, after 18 months Phorm’s House of Cards is falling,and it is
falling on the day APComms hear oral evidence from yet more campaigners
on various issues relating to Internet communications.
Tonight I travel to London once again to play my own part in the APComms
inquiry tomorrow, where I will be discussing the importance of ethics in
the modern world of business – focusing on the importance of opt-in
versus the impotence of opt-out. But today I travel with the knowledge
that we are winning and I hope everyone shares my joy. I will post more
when I get back from APComms.
Author: Alexander Hanff
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https://nodpi.org/2009/07/06/bt-drop-phorm/
Thank you Alexander Hanff.
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K.
http://slated.org
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