Da-Chief
07-20-2008, 23:30
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At the end of 2007, we saw a surge in the amount of content that ISPs were injecting into websites in order to gain additional revenue for themselves. Canadian cable operator Rogers was found (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/90134) to be utilizing deep packet inspection to insert Javascript into various websites with messages for users about their monthly caps. At the time, Rogers admitted to the act and said that the company would be testing out a variety of different things like this and gauging customer response.
It appears that Rogers is making good on the plan to keep testing out the use of deep packet inspection and is now doing so in the form of DNS redirection (http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3199/1/#akocomments_comments_start), a practice which many say is a net neutrality violation (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/89469). Entering an incorrect domain name will now transfer users to a Rogers-sponsored page filled with paid search results and links to additional Rogers content, along with a message from Rogers explaining that the page has been reached in error but is designed to enhance your web surfing experience by eliminating many of the error pages you encounter as you surf . Users can opt-out of the DNS redirection if they so choose.
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At the end of 2007, we saw a surge in the amount of content that ISPs were injecting into websites in order to gain additional revenue for themselves. Canadian cable operator Rogers was found (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/90134) to be utilizing deep packet inspection to insert Javascript into various websites with messages for users about their monthly caps. At the time, Rogers admitted to the act and said that the company would be testing out a variety of different things like this and gauging customer response.
It appears that Rogers is making good on the plan to keep testing out the use of deep packet inspection and is now doing so in the form of DNS redirection (http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3199/1/#akocomments_comments_start), a practice which many say is a net neutrality violation (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/89469). Entering an incorrect domain name will now transfer users to a Rogers-sponsored page filled with paid search results and links to additional Rogers content, along with a message from Rogers explaining that the page has been reached in error but is designed to enhance your web surfing experience by eliminating many of the error pages you encounter as you surf . Users can opt-out of the DNS redirection if they so choose.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Rogers-Uses-Deep-Packet-Inspection-for-DNS-Redirection-96239)
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