EU leans on UK Gov over Phorm

The EU has taken infringement proceedings against the infamous trial of Phorm on the BT network to the next level and the UK government has two months to reply before the case could go all the way to the European Court of Justice.

The Phorm trials caused some serious issues for BT customers who were not aware that their internet activities were being monitored by the Phorm system.

Phorm has not gone down well in Europe with the authorities, hence the enquiry and the reason behind the letters to the UK government from the EU Commissioner Viviane Reding.

According to the EU, privacy on the internet is essential, therefore the UK government is being urged to change laws and build in safeguards to ensure that UK residents are getting the same standards of confidentiality as the rest of the EU.

Apparently, the Home Office is still considering the content of the EU’s letter.