Earlier I updated readers on the latest action with the CDT and more importantly the smack down going on in the U.K. over Phorm (previously known as the artists- 121 Media). I would lay money down that paperghost will have a field day with this on vitalsecurity.org

Just in from Timeless Prototype. Now it appears there is a BT internal report leak on illegal secret Phorm test.

Shameful indeed…It almost feels like the days of Nail.exe and Direct Revenue….wonder if they have a Dark Arts section?

It seems that there has now been a leak of the internal British Telecom Retail report, dated January 2007, which highlights the technical issues and performance of the illegal 2 week secret technical trial which British Telecom inflicted on thousands of its unsuspecting broadband internet customers, for two weeks in September 200 The report confirms that that none of the BT customers were consulted beforehand, and they did not grant their permission for their port 80 web traffic to be intercepted and modifiedby British Telecom and 121Media (as Phorm were then known

They tested out the substitution of banner adverts from a range of British based advertising agencies, mostly relating to Motoring, which were substituted in place of some charity adverts e.g. from Oxfam. It is unclear from this report whether Phorm had paid for the charity adverts, but, given the sneakiness of this commercial espionage test, it seems unlikely that any charity would have been consulted or agreed. The BT report highlights the obvious web cookie dropping problem and its incompatibility with informed consent.

The effect on static IP address customersby the sneaky imposition of the proxy servers is also recognized in the report. The report does not mention the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 section 1 criminal offence legal implications of intercepting web based emails, but the engineers do seem to be passing the buck over to the BT legal department, to get the terms and conditions of the broadband customer contract changed.

Update:

A copy of the BT report (17Mb .pdf) also now resides on the supposedly “uncensorable” Wikileaks.org website in Sweden. Ouch.

ADDENDUM: Phorm contacted me about an accuracy. Please see this post regarding their letter, the original author’s retraction, etc. I have also offered up some questions for Phorm if they wish to respond to the e-commerce and security community.

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I have been mulling over the evil marketer…and their interesting three-part series.

The influencer would need to promote products or brands in a mostly measurable way, via tracked links, coupon codes, printable coupons, or email subscriptions; they would also need to brand their site/sites in a way that is agreeable to both influencer and advertiser

The influencer could set desired rates and promise a certain level of traffic; these rates would generally be a paid contract over a certain term, but could include bonuses based on CPA or CPC

The influencer must agree to never promote rival products or brands while under contract

A rigid approval and vetting process would need to be in place for entry as an influencer; applicants would need to show proof of influence as well as traffic and/or previous affiliate commission numbers, and the applicant would need to concentrate on one vertical

A network managed by one individual but consisting of several sites and blogs could apply as an influencer and thus use its aggregate influence under one influencer account

Read on for some answers……

This evil entity is sharp. Ten bucks he would understand it if I said an “engagement” with one’s brand is worth treble that out in the field then on one’s site. Influence…and it grows- it is harder to track, but like “buzz” you can “feel it”. I can anyway.

IPTV, VOIP, Virtual Worlds, Shadow Consumers, social networking, short codes and cell phones….. Come into my sphere….

Whoever is writing this had to be around near the genesis of affiliate marketing- when veterans like me were experimenting and either starving or booming because we there were no “best practices”. Practice was best and we practiced all kinds of things…no- not all bad (some did)- the many that I know who did well- were driven out of passion and curiosity. The rest of the stuff just fell into place. There was no grand plan.

I got your Joost and Club Penguin people! But I am not turning over the kproxy secrets…well I just might for Club Penguin- because it is a metaverse of sorts. One day you all will grow up and just hear long tales of uncensored Usenet. and alt.binaries…no I have idea if we will have binaries by then, but stories- yes.

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