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MeGgAhUrTz
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      02-21-2008, 08:59 AM
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...causes-a-storm

95% of those who took part in the poll, do not want their every move on the
web tracked and then this data sent to a third party.

(The other 5% who voted for were VM Employee`s Namely Fuggly, Alex and Mark)

 
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Gonz
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      02-21-2008, 03:16 PM

"MeGgAhUrTz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...causes-a-storm
>
> 95% of those who took part in the poll, do not want their every move
> on the web tracked and then this data sent to a third party.
>
> (The other 5% who voted for were VM Employee`s Namely Fuggly, Alex and
> Mark)


I think they used another computer and each voted twice )

 
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Carl Waring
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      02-22-2008, 10:01 AM
MeGgAhUrTz wrote:
> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...causes-a-storm
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> 95% of those who took part in the poll, do not want their every move
> on the web tracked and then this data sent to a third party.
>
> (The other 5% who voted for were VM Employee`s Namely Fuggly, Alex
> and Mark)


Given those stats then only 100 people voted in this "poll". Of the 3
MILLION VM customers, exactly what %age is 100?

Hardly representative is it?

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      02-22-2008, 10:09 AM
Carl Waring wrote:
> MeGgAhUrTz wrote:
>> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...causes-a-storm
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>> 95% of those who took part in the poll, do not want their every move
>> on the web tracked and then this data sent to a third party.
>>
>> (The other 5% who voted for were VM Employee`s Namely Fuggly, Alex
>> and Mark)

>
> Given those stats then only 100 people voted in this "poll". Of the 3
> MILLION VM customers, exactly what %age is 100?
>
> Hardly representative is it?
>

Phorm in a teacup?

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Mark McIntyre
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      02-22-2008, 11:21 PM
Carl Waring wrote:

> Hardly representative is it?


Perhaps not, but the HUGE amount of protest in the VM newsgroups is
pretty indicative of thelevel of concern that's felt.
 
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