Da-Chief
05-19-2008, 08:33
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uid://767055 writes in with this Associated Press report (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/story/A516E8EE1A4AE92F8625744C0004F0F5?OpenDocument) discussing how two Congressmen have asked Charter to delay their sale of user browsing data to NebuAD. Reps. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Barton, R-Texas, have sent letters to Charter CEO Neil Smit, urging that the tracking plan be put on hold until the lawmakers can speak with Smit about it. Charter last week claimed that selling your browsing data to a third party (in order to deliver more specific ads) was an effort to enhance users' online experience, and was akin to offering faster connections (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94466).
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uid://767055 writes in with this Associated Press report (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/story/A516E8EE1A4AE92F8625744C0004F0F5?OpenDocument) discussing how two Congressmen have asked Charter to delay their sale of user browsing data to NebuAD. Reps. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Barton, R-Texas, have sent letters to Charter CEO Neil Smit, urging that the tracking plan be put on hold until the lawmakers can speak with Smit about it. Charter last week claimed that selling your browsing data to a third party (in order to deliver more specific ads) was an effort to enhance users' online experience, and was akin to offering faster connections (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94466).
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Congressmen-Want-To-Chat-With-Charter-Over-Privacy-94544)
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