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Internet Consumer Information Being Sold

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:40:37 -0700

Advertisers are targeting Internet customers with techniques that monitor Internet use. Internet service provider WOW! is partnering with targeted ad company NebuAd -- and may be violating consumer privacy laws. (Video)

To watch the segment, click here.

Charter Puts Ad Program on Hold Following Criticism

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:07:30 -0700

Charter Communications Inc. 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.

Charter Puts Ad Program on Hold Following Criticism

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:05:01 -0700

Charter Communications Inc. 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.

Addressing Anti-Competitive Behavior on the Internet

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:37:16 -0700

In an effort to address the anti-competitive behavior that impacts various aspects Internet and technologies markets, as well as their vital markets for ideas, the Personal Democracy Forum brought together panelists representing the “little-guy” innovators of the technology industry.

NebuAd Accused of Ignoring Online Privacy Basic Rules

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:02:47 -0700

With lawmakers gearing up to grill online ad executives, advocacy groups Wednesday accused behavioral targeting company NebuAd of violating "several fundamental expectations of Internet privacy."

Consumer Groups Dig Inside NebuAD Technology

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:27:49 -0700

Consumer groups Free Press and Public Knowledge today issued a report (pdf) on NebuAD behavioral advertising technology. ISPs are paid to install a user tracking device that sits on the ISP network, and aids in the delivery of ads tailored to your browsing habits.

Groups: Ad Firm Used by ISPs Spies on Users

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:36:42 -0700

A targeted advertising vendor being used by several U.S. broadband providers hijacks browsers, spies on users and employs man-in-the-middle attacks, according to a report released Wednesday by two advocacy groups.

Free Press Says FCC Has Authority to Police Comcast

Stevie Converse — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:55:46 -0700

Comcast has been working overtime to get the FCC off their back for the company's throttling of P2P traffic. They first argued that the throttling was perfectly reasonable -- as per the definition of reasonable in the FCC's network neutrality policy statement.

FCC Ancillary Authority in Comcast/BitTorrent

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:51:42 -0700

Cable gets a lot of mileage out of repeating things over and over until folks believe it's true. Today on Telecom Mythbusters I'd like to focus on the question of “ancillary” authority and regulating broadband. The cable guys generally circulate two myths about this.

FP et al Petition Ex Parte Filing

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:43:35 -0700

FP et al Petition Ex Parte Filing:
http://www.freepress.net/files/FP_et_al_Petition_Ex_Parte_Filing.pdf

Who Will Pay as the Internet Grows?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:46:44 -0700

Last Christmas, the BBC started an online service called iPlayer that streams live television programmes and a backlog of shows from the previous week to online audiences. Through April, Britons had watched 75 million episodes of programmes like’ Doctor Wh’ and ‘The Apprentice.’

Senate Tackles Net Neutrality Today

Stevie Converse — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:08:48 -0700

Internet neutrality will be at the heart of a full U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing Tuesday morning.

More ISPs Quietly Interfere with P2P

Stevie Converse — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:40:42 -0700

Comcast serves as the most visible target for Internet users' anger over tampering with BitTorrent and other peer to peer traffic, but the issue may extend beyond them to other Internet service providers.

Comcast, Pando Networks to Draft P2P Bill of Rights

Stevie Converse — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:57:20 -0700

Just weeks after announcements of an agreement with BitTorrent and an end to its policy of “data discrimination,” Comcast unfolded plans for a peer-to-peer “Bill of Rights” together with content-delivery firm Pando Networks.

Comcast Petition: Reply Comments by FP et al

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:33:58 -0700

Comcast Petition: Reply Comments by FP et al. WC Docket No. 07-52, February 28, 2008

Comcast Petition: Comments by FP et al

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:22:03 -0700

Comcast Petition: Comments by FP et al. WC Docket No. 07-52, filed February 13, 2008.

Comcast Draws Fire For Its 'P2P Bill of Rights’ Plan

Stevie Converse — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:49:08 -0700

Was it an empty public-relations-driven gesture — or a demonstration that so-called network neutrality regulations are unnecessary?

Comcast Not Attending FCC Hearing

Stevie Converse — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:32:27 -0700

Pick a clever intro: Comcast won't be tarred and feathered willingly; Comcast is taking its ball and going home; Comcast can't stand the heat and won't be going near the kitchen; Comcast won't lie in the bed it's made; Comcast will just hold its breath till it turns blue.

Comcast Touts New P2P Initiative

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:59:41 -0700

If nothing else, Comcast's announcement of its latest new best P2P friend earned the nation's largest cable company and Pando Networks, two-year startup with backing from Intel, a place at the table April 17 when the FCC holds an open hearing on Comcast's network management practices.

Comcast Wants to Craft P2P Bill of Rights

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:51:09 -0700

Cable operator Comcast - under fire for interfering with P2P traffic on its network - says it wants to develop a "Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" for file-sharing.