Anti-Spyware Companies Debate Blocking ISP-Injected Advertising
from the the-battle-continues dept
With a growing number of ISPs using services from companies like Phorm and NebuAd to inject ads into your web browsing based on your surfing habits, anti-spyware companies are starting to take notice and debate whether or not they should start blocking some of these activities. While there's no downloaded software, these services all use cookies to track your surfing habits, and anti-spyware offerings could certainly step in and block those cookies or more proactively warn users that their surfing data is being used in this manner. Considering how hard Phorm has worked to shed the "spyware" label it had been given in a previous life, the company can't be too pleased to hear about this development. Of course, it's probably more concerned with questions being raised about whether or not its service is even legal.![Hide This Hide this](https://ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/topclose.png)
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Filed Under: anti-spyware, behavioral advertising, clickstream treacking, spyware
Companies: nebuad, phorm
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Phorm == ScumBags
I may not be able to stop their man in the midddle attacks, but I certainly can stop their advertising from reaching my screen.
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does
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fuck 'em, the OSS tools will
Yay for software driven by what USERS want and not some corporate agenda..
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It's Lawsuit Time!
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Why are ISPs openly hacking websites?
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Shut'em Down
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I'd pay for it
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This is a good example of...
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they spring it on you
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Re: Shut'em Down
This is a message from Lamont with Embarq Customer Support. We would first like to thank you for your business and apologize for any frustration you are having with the Embarq service. Please review this link http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,124583-page,1/article.html . The information in the article may help you to secure your browsing. We also do provide the option to opt out of the Embarq ISP advertising. If you clear your cookies you will be opted back in, until you opt out again. Please reply to the following email address with your phone number if you have any additional concerns about this issue. We strive for complete customer satisfaction and with your help we can improve our service. Thank you for using Embarq, your complete communications solution.
Lamont L.
Embarq Customer Support
SMNP.Lamont.l@embarq.com
For additional support please visit http://www.myembarq.com/index.php or call 1-877-646-3282
Voice | Data | Internet | Wireless | Entertainment
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Why not use a opt in option instead of an opt out one.
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Just plain stupid
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