Not-phorm

Ben Laurie ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:36:30 +0000


Caspar Bowden wrote:
> Purely hypothetically, has anyone any thoughts on the legal/technical feasibility of designing a box for a "triple-play" Phish-begone/Ad-tastic/Snoop-o-matic service.
> 
> It would
> 
> a) do Phishing filters
> b) do the Ad-targeting thing
> c) implement lawful access requirements for ISP interception under RIPA
> 
> ...there is the intriguing possibility that ISPs could cross-subsidize the costs of (c) with revenue from (a) ?

Why would this be any more legal than Phorm?

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