Why no Internet Explorer/Opera equivalent?
An Internet Explorer “Browser Helper Object” has been developed. I’m hesitant to release it because it is more likely to destabilise your PC, and I’m unwilling to accept the burden of maintenance and support. There are other, more reliable, options which I will publish should Phorm ever launch. But you should also ask yourself where it would stop. Every single web browser, every single http application would need an add on like Dephormation to keep you opted out. Imagine how complex software installation will become if you have to do this for email clients like Outlook, media software like iTunes, instant messenging, feed readers, word processors like Word, Open Office, and other office productivity tools… I’ve offered to write add ons for Virgin Media (at a bargain price of 0.25M each). But they haven’t accepted the offer. Other technical options you could consider include varying the ‘user-agent’ field reported by your browser. Phorm claim to match user agent strings to a ‘white li
