Jeff Chester

Privacy Groups Ask Obama for Stronger FTC

Stevie Converse — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:42:16 -0800

Google's Growth Worries Privacy Advocates

Stevie Converse — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:50:17 -0800

NebuAd Halts Plans for Web Tracking

Stevie Converse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:34:46 -0700

The Candidates Are Monitoring Your Mouse

Stevie Converse — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:28:20 -0700

Some Web Firms Say They Track Behavior Without Explicit Consent

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:44:50 -0700

Momentum Building for U.S. Privacy Policy

Stevie Converse — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:55:29 -0700

ISP Backs Off of Behavioral Ad Plan

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:01:38 -0700

Charter Communications, one of the largest providers of cable-based broadband service in the U.S., 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 09:58:02 -0700

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.

The company had been planning to harvest the stream of data from each Internet customer for clues to their interests and then make money from advertisers who would use the information to target online pitches.

Charter Drops Web Tracking Plan

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:16:51 -0700

Charter Communications Inc. is dropping plans to track the Web usage of some high-speed Internet subscribers, citing concerns raised by customers, the company said Tuesday.

Charter Communications Delays Use of NebuAd Snooping Tool

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:07:32 -0700

Internet service provider Charter Communications said today it would delay indefinitely the use of a controversial tool for tracking where its customers go on the Web.

Markey Tells ISPs to Wait on Online-Ad-Service Technology

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:28:31 -0700

House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) told cable operators and other broadband providers to hold off implementing ad-service technology similar to what Charter Communications was planning to use from online-ad network NebuAd.

That came after Charter officially pulled the plug, for now, on testing that service in four markets.