Robert Topolski

CenturyTel Joins Charter in Data Pimping Freeze

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:47:38 -0400

Full article: The Register
Cade Metz
Responding to a Congressional call for ISPs to delay implementation of advertising programs using deep packet inspection and packet forging techniques, Charter Communications and CenturyTel have suspended their collaborations with NebuAd.

NebuAd Rebuffed by Additional ISPs Due to Privacy Issues

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:25:00 -0400

Full article: Media Post
Wendy Davis
One week after Charter Communications voiced concerns about controversial behavioral targeting company NebuAd, two other Internet service providers appear to be distancing themselves from the company.

Another ISP Delays Using Behavioral Targeting System

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:19:57 -0400

Full article: ClickZ
Zachary Rodgers
A week after Charter Communications backpedaled on plans to implement NebuAds' controversial behavioral tracking and ad serving platform, another of the vendor's ISP partners has put on the brakes.

Charter Puts Ad Program on Hold Following Criticism

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:05:01 -0400

Full article: Bloomberg News
Todd Shields
Charter Communications will hold off on plans to track customers' Internet use for a targeted-advertisement campaign after Connecticut's top legal officer said the service may be illegal.

ISP Backs Off of Behavioral Ad Plan

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:01:38 -0400

Full article: IDG News Service
Grant Gross
Charter Communications has backed off of a plan to insert advertisements onto Web pages based on its users' Web-surfing habits after privacy advocates called the program an "attack on users."

Internet Provider Halts Plan to Track, Sell Users' Surfing Data

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:58:02 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Peter Whoriskey
Charter Communications, the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, announced yesterday that it has backed off a plan to monitor customers' Internet transmissions.

InternetforEveryone.org: Broadband Access Must Be a National Priority

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:53:42 -0400

Full article: Free Press
Americans pay far too much for Internet connections that are far too slow compared to consumers in other countries. The Internet for Everyone initiative brings together public- and private-sector groups to build the political and popular will to address this critical problem.

Charter Communications Delays Use of NebuAd Snooping Tool

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:07:32 -0400

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Joseph Menn
Internet service provider Charter Communications said it would delay indefinitely the use of a controversial tool for tracking where its customers go on the Web.

Public Knowledge Reaction to Charter Announcement it Will Halt NebuAd Test

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:10:21 -0400

Full article: Public Knowledge
Charter Communications said it will not now move forward with a pilot project involving NebuAd. But their statement leaves room for future participation. Charter should not allow the interception of customers' data or the planting false code in it.

NebuAd Hires Like Spyware, Acts Like Spyware

Stevie Converse — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:07:03 -0400

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Joseph Menn
At least five high-ranking employees at NebuAd, a Silicon Valley start-up that snoops on Web surfers on behalf of their Internet service providers, are veterans of one of the more notorious spyware companies around, Claria Corp.