Broadband Indiscretions

Andy Greenberg
Forbes
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Someone may be tracking your every move on the Internet–from the moment you connect to the Web through an internet service provider. Now privacy advocates are crying foul, and Congress seems to be listening.

At the center of a growing privacy storm has been Redwood City, Calif.-based NebuAd, which partners with Internet service providers (ISPs) so that it can analyze data about subscribers’ online habits to better target ads.

This may become a rich data vein in the $45 billion online advertising goldrush, but privacy advocates say it’s simply too deceptive. Most consumers, they contend, don’t realize that just connecting to their Internet service generates a stream of data about their habits and preferences.

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On Wednesday, the Senate’s Commerce Committee will put NebuAd’s use of Internet provider information for ad targeting under scrutiny. U.S. Reps. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Barton, R-Texas, have already called for ISPs to break off dealing with NebuAd.

So far, three ISPs–Charter Communications, CenturyTel Inc. and Wide Open West–have suspended their use of the company’s services. Executives from Microsoft, Google and Facebook will also face questions from the senators on their online ad practices.

Privacy advocates will be on hand too. Following criticism of NebuAd from groups such as Free Press and Public Knowledge, the Center for Democracy and Technology released a memo on Tuesday calling NebuAd’s practices a violation of the Federal Wiretap Act.

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4 Responses to “Broadband Indiscretions”

Carlos Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
WHAT FEDERAL WIRETAP ACT? THE GOVERNMENT IS.. AS USUAL, PUTTING UP AN ACT TO MAKE YOU THINK THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. REMEMBER THE TELECOM ACT BUSH PUSHED AND WAS TURNED DOWN BY CONGRESS ONLY TO BE PASSED JUST LAST WEEK?

YES!! SAME THING HERE. YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS ANYMORE! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEADS. YOU WILL DO AS THEY SAY! LIKE IT OR NOT!
GET READY FOR INTERNET 2.0, WHERE YOU SEE WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO SEE JUST LIKE TV TODAY. REMEMBER THAT IN FEB 09 THEY WILL GO ALL DIGITAL AND FULLY CONTROL ALL VISUAL MEDIA.

EXPLOIT THE INTERNET WHILE YOU HAVE IT AND SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF FREEDOM(NOT LIBERTY)WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO!
BeRealNow Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Unfortunately, this world has no hope as long as we are looking to current so-called ‘leaders’ to lead us. We don’t need to be led. We need to start leading ourselves —- AWAY from the lunatic, insane world controllers of today.

Do you want to learn more about the EVIL government and what they’re REALLY doing to us? Come here:

https://www.intl-alliance.com/forum/index.php

These hi-tech folks have the knowledge, experience, and inside information to help us realize what’s really going on. This site is private, it’s on private, secure, off-shore servers so everything is ANONYMOUS on their site; you cannot be tracked. This is their business!

This group is very private and trustworthy. Come express your views. Your views are valuable. We need to hear from you there. Please? Check it out. People need to know the truth and share the truth.

Thank you!
Lou Says:
July 10th, 2008 at 6:33 am
This is not the first. In fact you probably have a suspected robot on your system now: Viewpoint Media Player. Check these sites for more info;

http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=373

http://russellmz.joeuser.com/article/548

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=636

http://www.spywaredata.com/spy.....result.php

We are being attacked from all sides.
John Adams Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 8:54 am
They can see everything you do on the internet as well as capture it on hard drives. They can also slow down your connection speed. This has been going on for a long time though.

I’m looking for a discussion board on coping with the police/surveillance state. This is the best I have found.