MoracCat god join:2001-08-30 Riverside, NJ |
Morac
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2013-Apr-8 12:33 pm
[Wi-Fi] Messages injected into web pages over Xfinity WiFi HotspWith all the news recently about ads being injected by cable companies, I thought it was interesting when I was connected to a Xfinity WiFi hotspot on my iPad and saw a message injected into a web page I was visiting telling me I was using an Xfinity WiFi hotspot.
The message wasn't an ad and it disappeared briefly after it displayed and didn't come back (one time thing it appears), but it's still injected content |
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pflogBueller? Bueller? MVM join:2001-09-01 El Dorado Hills, CA |
pflog
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2013-Apr-8 12:37 pm
Re: [Wi-Fi] Messages injected into web pages over Xfinity WiFi HProbably similar to thisHopefully more and more sites switch to SSL, even if non-critical, to prevent this sort of nonsense. |
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NormanSI gave her time to steal my mind away MVM join:2001-02-14 San Jose, CA |
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Sounds about as intrusive as the "helpful" popup Windows 7 throws when plugging/unplugging an audio device. |
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tshirt Premium Member join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA |
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A one time per session "Station Identification " message seems reasonable. I'd agree it was a problem if it also included an ad, or promotion of other products. |
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MoracCat god join:2001-08-30 Riverside, NJ |
Morac
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2013-Apr-8 1:22 pm
said by tshirt:A one time per session "Station Identification " message seems reasonable. I'd agree it was a problem if it also included an ad, or promotion of other products. I agree that in it's current form it isn't unreasonable, but the fact that it's being done (pretty much for no reason) is a slippery slope. |
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Orlando57
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2013-Apr-8 1:51 pm
So for a 1/2 second something came on your free access to a Wi Fi hotspot?
Am I getting that right. And you think that is bad? |
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MoracCat god join:2001-08-30 Riverside, NJ |
Morac
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2013-Apr-8 2:17 pm
said by Orlando57 :So for a 1/2 second something came on your free access to a Wi Fi hotspot?
Am I getting that right. And you think that is bad? Read the post right above yours. And it's not technically "free", it's included with the paid Comcast HSI. |
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Morac
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2013-Apr-9 10:54 am
Re: [Wi-Fi] Messages injected into web pages over Xfinity WiFi HIf anyone is curious as to what this looks like...
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pflogBueller? Bueller? MVM join:2001-09-01 El Dorado Hills, CA |
pflog
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2013-Apr-9 12:03 pm
Yuck. |
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