We’ve been keeping our eye on Phorm, a former spyware company that helps ISPs profit by tracking user browsing habits through deep packet inspection hardware. This controversial activity has caused Phorm to go on the PR offensive, engaging in interviews to explain its privacy policies and describing the way that it protects consumers through anonymizing its data collection. The explanations about their privacy methods include the fact that they are being audited by two independent companies designed to act as a check against their procedures. However many people say that this simply isn’t enough and are acting on this by signing an online petition asking that the Prime Minister stop allowing this kind of activity. In regards to the accusations that the company used to be deeply involved in the spyware business, Phorm says that they were involved only in adware and that they chose to leave the business because of its questionable practices.