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It's a sad truth that if you want to know all the facts about Phorm then you can't rely on the official websites. For some reason they don't seem to want you to understand clearly what it's all about, and what the risks are.

Fortunately there are a number of places on the web where people are dedicated to unearthing the truth.

Inphormation Desk

Inphormation desk is a great starting point for getting up to speed on Phorm, and why it threatens your privacy. Over a couple of easy-to-digest pages, they tell you all the basics that you need to know.

BadPhorm

A great site for privacy-related news and discussion, as well as useful information and arguments to get you up to speed on the issues.

Dephormation

Dephormation provides the widest collection of technical analysis and countermeasures available for Phorm, alongside a whole host of information generated by one of the most active anti-Phorm campaigners.

Anti-Phorm Petition

Sign the petition to the UK government to demand an end to Phorm.

No Deep Packet Inspection

A very active news and discussion site about Deep Packet Inspection in general, run by tireless campaigner Alexander Hanff.

Open Rights Group

The Open Rights Group campaigns for the rights of the individual in the digital world - including the right to privacy.

PhormCheck

Easy to use tools for webmasters to detect visitors that are from Phorm-using ISPs, or who have opted in to Phorm.

The Register

One of the UK's most respected websites for IT professionals has kept a detailed file on Phorm-related stories since their activities first came to light.

Trust concerns in the BT forums

One of BT's long-suffering customers has posted another (long) summary of all the various trust issues at hand. It's a good read so long as it doesn't get censored by the powers that be.