Mele20
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| NebuAd named in Class Action Lawsuit
"NebuAd, the controversial company that was trying to sell deep-packet inspection technology as a means of delivering more relevant ads, has already had most of the life sucked out of it. Now, a class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco today, could put the final nail in the coffin.
.....The suit alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California’s Invasion of Privacy Act and California’s Computer Crime Law, as well as aiding and abetting, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment. It notes that NebuAd and the ISPs acted both independently and jointly to access and disclose information about the ISP subscribers that was sensitive and personally identifying. and that the intentional interception of the information was done so without the consent of the subscriber."
The article goes on to note that Phorm though is doing fine over in England. 
»blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10774
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Its a Secret
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|  Ahh, this looks so good on them! Maybe these types of companies, and the isp's will now get the hint that they have no right to spy on a paid service with the intent to make even more money on the backs of people. It's good to see people are finally getting their fill of this invasion, and are fighting back.
I believe California's state motto is "Don't tread on me". How fitting!
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SUMware
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said by Mele20  :Now, a class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco today, could put the final nail in the coffin. The first of many I hope. The more nails the better. Thanks for posting this.said by Mele20 :The article goes on to note that Phorm though is doing fine over in England. I'm keeping all the Phorm entries updated in my hosts file. Of course it won't make any difference.
Phorm Targeting Deemed Legal by U.K. Regulators
September 17, 2008 - quote:
U.K.'s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) also stressed that any profiling Phorm conducts must be done "with the knowledge and agreement of the customer" and that Phorm must make their business practices clear to users:
"Users will be presented with an unavoidable statement about the product and asked to exercise choice about whether to be involved. Users will be able to easily access information on how to change their mind at any point and are free to opt in or out of the scheme."
How do the regulators believe that people will truly be able to opt out when all their traffic is routed through Phorm's servers regardless of choice? |
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Blackbird
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| said by SUMware :... How do the regulators believe that people will truly be able to opt out when all their traffic is routed through Phorm's servers regardless of choice? I wonder if they really care? Any more, it seems as if only the people themselves do.
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Mele20
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I agree that the more nails in the coffin the better. California has a much better privacy policy than the rest of the states. My ISP, Road Runner, has a privacy policy for all divisions...except California. California has a separate privacy policy and it reads quite differently from the one I am under. California was the logical state for a class action suit to be filed.
As for Phorm and the British regulators making an absurd, untrue statement regarding users being able to opt out, well, that is VERY DISTURBING. England seems to be sinking faster and faster into a Big Brother surveillance society. I find it puzzling and very scary. Add what is happening in Australia currently regarding censorng the Internet and it becomes most perturbing.
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goalieskates
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Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.
They see their role as a valuable and a key role in the Internet, but many of them are making no money, are regulated and see this as a way of funding their capital requirements Hogwash. |
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SUMware
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said by Mele20 :As for Phorm and the British regulators making an absurd, untrue statement regarding users being able to opt out, well, that is VERY DISTURBING. England seems to be sinking faster and faster into a Big Brother surveillance society. I find it puzzling and very scary. Add what is happening in Australia currently regarding censorng the Internet and it becomes most perturbing. Completely agree.
There are those in the US watching these developments carefully. They are probably disappointed that they won't be able to participate in similar schemes within the next 4 years (hopefully not). But who knows? The US is proving itself easily susceptible to fascism and totalitarianism. |
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Doobie
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said by Mele20 :"...and unjust enrichment..." Love that sentence. Good lawyers. |
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malleylaw
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ADZILLA
what isps where were working with adzilla, where and when.
if anyone has that info, lets discuss it.
malleylaw@gmail.com |
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