There’s been a storm in the UK recently over the testing of ad-serving technology Phorm, and the way it affects privacy. Now, security researcher Richard Clayton has called for British Telecom (BT) to be prosecuted after leaked documents have revealed it trialed the Phorm system (then called 121Media) in 2006 without informing subscribers.
Since BT didn’t obtain permission from website owners or search companies either, Clayton is arguing that the company should be prosecuted under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
According to ZDNet, the leaked document states:
