ORG and FIPR meet with Phorm
Ian Batten
ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:16:34 +0100
On 01 Apr 08, at 1559, Dave Howe wrote:
> Pete John wrote:
>> 1) the reasons why, if the service is so desireable, users can=92t =20=
>> opt in
>
> The usual - the value of the service *to advertisers* is the number =20=
> of captured *ahem sorry* participating users. Opt in wouldn't allow =20=
> them to ramp up fast enough to avoid going out of business the first =20=
> month or so.
Is there any sign of them having any advertisers? The Guardian say =20
that they're not going to get involved, but the various blogs on the =20
Graun's site imply they'd only signed up to explore possibilities =20
anyway.
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