Stealing Phorm's business model (MOD PARENT UP)
Ian Batten
ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:39:46 +0100
On 9 Apr 2008, at 20:22, Ian Batten wrote:
>
> Well, they've already said they're going to process search engine
> strings --- indeed, that's most of their business model. So when
> they say they will remove ``form fields'', that's not true, is it?
The FAQ has something on this:
> If Phorm/Webwise doesn't capture form data, how does it collect
> search engine queries?
> All search keywords become part of the request your browser sends to
> the search engine. Webwise looks at the http request to understand
> what search keywords were used. [X]
That's pretty slippery: that's the distinction between POST and GET.
Saying that forms that use POST are skipped and forms that use GET are
processed isn't ``all forms'', is it?
ian