NebuAd

Customers Sue ISP for Installing NebuAd Spyware, Offering Defective Opt-Outs

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:25 -0500

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
Two Embarq customers have filed a new privacy lawsuit against the Internet service provider for allegedly funneling information about their Web activity to defunct behavioral targeting company NebuAd.

Judge Dismisses Case Against ISPs That Worked with NebuAd

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:57:07 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
A federal judge has dismissed a privacy lawsuit against six Internet service providers who worked with defunct behavioral targeting company NebuAd.

NebuAd: The Snoop Is Dead; Long Live the Snoop!

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:49:49 -0400

Full article: Public Knowledge
Robb Topolski
NebuAd was the company that said that users could opt-out, but upon further investigation it became clear that you couldn't opt-out of your ISP sending your data to the snooper, you could only opt-opt out of the targeted advertising that resulted from the snooping. So why should anyone believe NebuAd now that they say they are closing.

NebuAd Technology Resurrected as InsightReady

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:56:39 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
It's been reported that targeted ad firm NebuAd bit the dust, but it appears that its Insight technology platform has risen again in the United Kingdom as part of a company called InsightReady. Moving the company's technology is likely a result of the U.K.'s more lax enforcement regime and the lawsuits NebuAd is facing in the United States.

Case Closed: NebuAd Shuts Down

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:43:18 -0400

Full article: Media Post
Wendy Davis
Behavioral targeting company NebuAd has shut down in the midst of a lawsuit against the company and six Internet Service Providers for privacy violations. Consumer advocates said that NebuAd's ISP-based platform presented a far more significant privacy threat than older forms of behavioral targeting.

ISPs: It Was All NebuAd's Fault!

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:37:54 -0500

Full article: Tech Dirt
Mike Masnick
ISPs who used NebuAd to track data for behavioral advertising are claiming that they are not to blame for the illegal tracking. But their argument seems unlikely to fly in court.

ISPs Play Dumb in NebuAD Lawsuit

Stevie Converse — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:13:54 -0500

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
ISPs who are involved in the NebuAD lawsuit claim they were "passive participants" in NebuAd's deep packet inspection techniques. It's true many of the the carriers were rather passive in failing to inform customers these trials were occurring -- several simply tried to slip this through fine print in their terms of service or acceptable use policies.

ISPs Conjoined with NebuAd Claim Innocence

Stevie Converse — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:52:01 -0500

Full article: Media Post
Wendy Davis
Internet Service Providers facing a lawsuit for allegedly violating subscribers' privacy by working with behavioral targeting company NebuAd are asking the court to dismiss the cases against them. They argue that NebuAd alone allegedly intercepted traffic, while they were merely passive participants in the plan.

Marketers, ISPs Fight to Prevent Privacy Protection Laws

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:28:37 -0500

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
NebuAd recently all but exploded, after Congress began asking whether their business model of paying ISPs to track user browsing data violated privacy and wiretap laws. Once the media began asking questions about the legality of these systems, ISP partners began running to the hills.

AT&T Controls the Future of Privacy -- Seriously

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:09:14 -0500

Full article: GigaOm
Stacey Higginbotham
A new think tank called The Future of Privacy is being funded by AT&T. The group hopes to help policy makers and business leaders figure out how to manage online privacy.