Web Creator Rejects Net Tracking
BBC News, May 14, 2008
By Rory Cellan-Jones
The creator of the web has said consumers need to be protected against systems which can track their activity on the Internet.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee told BBC News he would change his internet provider if it introduced such a system.
Plans by leading internet providers to use Phorm, a company which tracks web activity to create personalised adverts, have sparked controversy.
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