A parasitic marketing technique, which involves intercepting web site traffic to profile ISP user's interests and affiliations (without explicit consent from either the web sites or their users) . Profiled ISP users can then be subjected to targetted advertising for competitor web sites (hence, parasitic marketing). Generally very unpopular with ISP users for legal, privacy and security reasons. Generally rejected by web site owners whose copyrighted content is scanned and abused to promote their rivals.
desktop applications like Word, Outlook, Excel, and Open Office are indeed acutely vulnerable to 'Phorming'
I'm sure along with others that passing my personal details via phorming or any other way will not be tolerated
My bank account is hacked due to it being easier to do due to Phorming
I'm sure along with others that passing my personal details via phorming or any other way will not be tolerated
My bank account is hacked due to it being easier to do due to Phorming
by AntiPhormUKPRTeam March 23, 2008
(verb) The act of harvesting your entire Internet browsing history, contents of pages visited, webmail etc. and selling it to the highest bidder so they can target you with ads, steal your identity, kill your credit rating, and so on.
by Joe Kiki March 22, 2008
by Misinphorm March 22, 2008
A process which aims to turn people into products; a global warehouse selling pieces of everyone and our privacy to the highest bidders.
"My computer is infested with spyware... I've been terra-phormed!!
Friend 1: "Dude, what's with the mountain of unsolicited junk adverts you have?"
Friend 2: "I can't help it. I've been Terra-Phormed".
"Terra-Phorming; turning your privacy into profit."
Friend 1: "Dude, what's with the mountain of unsolicited junk adverts you have?"
Friend 2: "I can't help it. I've been Terra-Phormed".
"Terra-Phorming; turning your privacy into profit."
by OF1975 April 16, 2008