Tag archive: Downing Street

Just when one storm regarding Phorm – a system that tracks the habits of web users to online ads can be more firmly targeted at them – dies down, another rises. This time it’s EU commissioner Viviane Reding who wants answers from the British government as to whether the system breaches European data regulations. Three British ISPs (TalkTalk, BT and Virgin Media) have already signed up to use the service, and BT is due to… Read More

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is finally embracing the digital age that’s already part of the life of most voters in the UK. He’s put a clip on the Downing Street YouTube site promising to respond to any questions submitted there by the public. It’s claimed that the question and answer Ask the PM forum, which is to all intents and purposes an attempt to make Brown seem as if he’s connecting with younger voters,… Read More