Charter Is Latest ISP To Plan Wiretapping Via DPI 309
Charter Communications has begun sending letters to its customers informing them that, in the name of an "enhanced user experience," it will begin spying on their traffic and inserting targeted ads. This sounds almost indistinguishable from what Phorm proposed doing in the UK. Lauren Weinstein issues a call to arms.
Enhanced user experience (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Enhanced user experience (Score:5, Funny)
IBM:Apple::Comcast:Charter.
Proof by Advertising follows:
IBM: Think.
Apple: Think Different.
Comcast: Suck.
Charter: Suck Different.
And in other news... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And in other news... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A plugin needed perhaps? (Score:4, Funny)
the snag I ran into was that the plugin was 'intercepted/replaced' and I got an ENITRELY different plugin.
that plugin never really replaced the ads properly. hmmm..
(I'll say it again, DPI is quite evil! JUST SAY NO to isp's that do this shit to you and don't give you at least an opt-out from it.)
Re:Goodbye Maggie (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Call to arms? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Instant Global Collapse (Score:4, Funny)
Re:A plugin needed perhaps? (Score:2, Funny)
1. Create ad placeholders on my site that aren't really ads, but look like them to Charter's system.
2. Create outrageous price structure for ads.
3. Log all instances of interception.
4. Bill Charter.
5. ???
6. PROFIT!!!
(Now I just need to get that down to 3 steps - everyone knows you have to profit by step 3)
Re:Instant Global Collapse (Score:3, Funny)
Well, how does it work?
MICHAEL
It's pretty brilliant. What it does is where there's a bank
transaction, and the interests are computed in the thousands a day in
fractions of a cent, which it usually rounds off. What this does is it
takes those remainders and puts it into your account.
PETER
This sounds familiar.
MICHAEL
Yeah. They did this in Superman III.
PETER
Yeah. What a good movie.
Re:Call to arms? (Score:4, Funny)
All they said was "A hue approaching the color of the clear sky in the daytime" How dare slahsdot suggest that it's cerulean.
Re:Enhanced user experience (Score:3, Funny)
A big thank you to Paul Allen (Score:3, Funny)