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  Online Behavioural Targeted Advertising – Privacy International's Position http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd%5b347%5d=x-347-564330
Position paper explaining PI's belief that online behavioural targeting for online commercial advertising using the technology of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) is a dangerous and potentially unlawful technique that is fraught with unethical practice.
  Wikipedia: Phorm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorm
Encyclopedia article about the company and its proposed services.
  The Phorm "Webwise" System - A Legal Analysis http://www.fipr.org/080423phormlegal.pdf
Paper by Nicholas Bohm, in which he argues that the proposed system is likely to fall foul of data interception, privacy, data protection, and fraud laws in the UK.
  The Open Rights Group: Call for Major Websites to opt out of Phorm http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2009/03/open-letter-call-for-major-websites-to-opt-out-of-phorm/
An open letter, sent to the Chief Privacy Officers at major websites calling for them to protect their users by preventing data sent to their users being profiled.
  No Deep Packet Inspection https://nodpi.org/
A campaign against the clickstream analysis used by Phorm and other similar advertising networks.
  BadPhorm http://www.badphorm.co.uk/
Alleges that Phorm and several UK ISPs collect and market personal data in a way that potentially breaches privacy expectations.
  The Register: The Phorm files http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/phorm_roundup/
Links to articles published by The Register covering developments in the Phorm system and activism against it.
  Petition to Prevent Private Companies Profiling Users' Internet Stream from within ISPs http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/dataprofiling/
Petition for the UK Prime Minister to investigate the legality of behavioural advertising based on the analysis of user traffic through ISPs, and to tighten laws to outlaw these methods if necessary. Online signup and list of signatories.
  Inphormation Desk http://www.inphormationdesk.org/
Examines deep packet inspection technology and its drawbacks.
  Dephormation http://www.dephormation.org.uk/
Provides information and suggested solutions to web users and website owners to block their information from the Phorm system, including a Firefox extension.
  Light Blue Touchpaper: The Phorm "Webwise" System http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2008/04/04/the-phorm-webwise-system/
Blog post by Richard Clayton giving his views on the system following a meeting with Phorm officials.
  Phormwatch http://phormwatch.blogspot.com/
Blog providing news and tracking companies connected with Phorm's system and trials thereof.

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