Internet inventor takes on ISP data collectors
Web 2.0
18 March 2008
Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web has spoken out against the collection of data by internet service providers (ISPs), the BBC has reported.
He was speaking in a question and answer session and voiced concerns about the retention of his personal information.
"My personal feeling about an ISP is that I want it to be a transparent connection. I don't want to have to think about the secondary implications of going to a site," he said.
Sir Tim also said that he would look for another ISP should his current provider wish to track his internet history.
"It's mine - you can't have it. If you want to use it for something then you have to negotiate with me"
His comments come amid increased concern that a deal between Phorm and three of the UK's ISPs will see the company collect valuable user records.
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