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Re: Our Response to Redirect Service Concerns I think the following conclusions can be drawn:
1) Windstream is using DPI/layer 7 traffic inspection.
2) Windstream refuses to be forthcoming about how this data is used.
3) Windstream's reply is very precise and in legal terms, meaning specifically that on an individual level they are not tracking searches, but on an aggregate level they most certainly are.
4) As a result of a configuration error they prematurely began redirecting searches to their worthless searchredirect.windstream.net engine, exposing their heinous data harvest practices.
5) DNS NXDOMAIN and now layer 7 data is being used to generate revenue and this harvest of data has likely been going on for some time.
6) 'Windstream', the employees here on DSLR, are having to escalate this issue to superiors and funnel responses through legal and PR departments. They're likely caught in the middle between doing what is ethical and keeping their jobs.
7) Residential subscribers were/are explicitly targeted with this inspection of data, Business subscribers may be as well but it is unknown at this time.
8) The Privacy Policy has not been updated to reflect this harvest of subscriber data.
The FCC and local media should get involved in this as well as the EFF. This bullshit is beyond acceptable and while I feel sorry for the customer-facing Windstream employees who have the bear the brunt of their subscribers frustration but this is absolute bullshit. |
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| Could someone on Windstream run netalyzr ( »netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu ) and send me the results link (netalyzr-help@icsi.berkeley.edu)?
I'm interested in investigating these allegations.
Thanks
-Nick Weaver |
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1 edit | It stopped within 2 or 3 days of starting, you wont find anything now. |
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