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Anonymous
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join:2004-06-01
IA
·Mediacom


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Opt in

They need to make this opt in so people would decide if this is really something they need. If it is, enough people will opt in.

Of course we all know this is just a load of crap and if this was opt in based there would be no NebuAD and the likes.

If you use Ad Muncher or Ad Blocker, do these ads get blocked too?

ender7074

join:2006-11-21
Saint Louis, MO
Yes but the revenue stream wouldn't be anywere near forcing it on all their customers. Thats what this is all about, generating $$$ for a company that is sinking.


GOLFnSUN
Enjoy the sun
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Avalon, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast


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said by Anonymous See Profile :

They need to make this opt in so people would decide if this is really something they need. If it is, enough people will opt in.

Of course we all know this is just a load of crap and if this was opt in based there would be no NebuAD and the likes.

If you use Ad Muncher or Ad Blocker, do these ads get blocked too?
Two Congressmen agree with you:

»2 Congressmen THREATEN Charter

EDIT: P.S.> ad blockers block these ads too. But they don't stop collection of your browsing habits.
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smellsfishy

@conversent.net
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Ad blockers will block the ads but they won't stop Charter from sniffing your packets. Opting out won't stop the data collection. All opting out will do is stop Charter's ad swapping.


Anonymous
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join:2004-06-01
IA
hey Charter can't sniff my packets!

I am not a Charter customer.


swhx7
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join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable

reply to Anonymous
They will put something in the non-negotiable "Terms of service" saying that customers agree to it by using the service. Then they will have so-called "consent" to satisfy any law. Only the words change; the reality remains the same.

The only way an ISP can get away with this is by lack of competition in the local market - no other comparable broadband, or at most one other choice in the area (cable and telco).

Whenever someone says it should be left for the free market to resolve an issue to do with internet in USA, remember that when customers have to accept something they hate in order to get broadband internet, the market has already failed. The root of the problem is that the service providers own the "last mile" connections to the customers. Whenever such a "natural monopoly" is allowed to be in private hands, it must be heavily regulated for protection of the public.
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