ORG and FIPR meet with Phorm

Dave Howe ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:59:06 +0100


Pete John wrote:
> 1) the reasons why, if the service is so desireable, users can’t opt in

The usual - the value of the service *to advertisers* is the number of 
captured *ahem sorry* participating users. Opt in wouldn't allow them to 
ramp up fast enough to avoid going out of business the first month or so.