Comments on: Would You Fire Your ISP Over Privacy?

By: Study: 80% of Web Surfers Concerned About Online Privacy | HoverOver.Us | Blogs, News & Latest Web 3.0 Trends

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:16:50 +0000

[...] users regularly push back against behavioral advertising, be it Facebook’s Beacon, Phorm’s deep packet inspection, or the constant undercurrent of concerns about all the personal data that [...]

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:04:32 +0000

YES! I fired Charter Communications in May 2008 over use of NebuAd. Emailed the VP, called customer service, then acted on my warning. Poof – $1,440 a year of cable/internet revenue, gone! Received a letter in June 2008 stating that Charter decided not to implement Enhanced Advertising after all … for now … too late!

By: 5 Ways Your Gadgets Will Betray You - GigaOM

5 Ways Your Gadgets Will Betray You - GigaOM — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:05:22 +0000

[...] Web Stalkers: Already vilified in England and under investigation in Canada, these programs track your web surfing habits (again, not you, just anonymous data) and sell ads based on that data. And now the evils of deep-packet inspection have landed stateside, with Charter offering tracking to subscribers as an “enhanced service.” [...]

By: - Privacy Isn’t Phorm’s Biggest Problem

- Privacy Isn’t Phorm’s Biggest Problem — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:53:21 +0000

[...] an effort to soothe privacy concerns related to its online ad insertion service — and help ease its entry into the North American [...]

By: Privacy Isn’t Phorm’s Biggest Problem - GigaOM

Privacy Isn’t Phorm’s Biggest Problem - GigaOM — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:56:51 +0000

[...] Higginbotham, Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 12:56 PM PT Comments (0) In an effort to soothe privacy concerns related to its online ad insertion service — and help ease its entry into the North American [...]

By: Phorm Comms Team

Phorm Comms Team — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:45:57 +0000

We at Phorm believe that it is wrong to store Internet users’ personal data.

Our technology is a real turning point in the protection of privacy online – it does not store personally identifiable information, does not store IP addresss and nor does it store browsing histories. By contrast, ad targeting from other major Internet companies means that potentially identifiable personal data is stored for over 12 months before it is even anonymised. Also, because these companies reach nearly all UK Internet users, consumers effectively have no real choice about being targeted in this way. With the Phorm technology, users can choose – they can opt out or in at any time.

You can ask questions about the system and get loads more information by visiting http://blog.webwise.com or http://www.webwise.com http://www.webwise.com or http://www.phorm.com http://www.phorm.com

By: Preston Lewis

Preston Lewis — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:42:29 +0000

Personally, I feel that ISPs should charge for internet access and get no other revenue from other sources. I pay a pretty good monthly fee to Comcast HSI for internet, if they really need a little more, than charge me. Don't go behind my back and sell info about me to others.

Having said that, I also use the hosts.zip file which blocks most "undesirable" sites from accessing your computer. Having empty advertising blocks and now allowing doubleclick.net to get info about me is a real pleasure knowing my hosts. file is blocking them. If your ISP is collecting info about you or allowing others to do it, there are ways to stop them. Google hosts.zip and install it on your computer and update it regularly and a lot of irritants will go away.

By: Robert Cox

Robert Cox — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:36:23 +0000

Most people care about privacy but few do anything about it. The uproar caused by Beacon is a good counter-example because it went so far over the line.

My challenge to consumers would be to start reading privacy policies and to include privacy controls - not just price - in their decision-making matrix. It's easy for consumers to cry foul when something crosses the imaginary line between right and wrong. The harder (and therefore better) approach is to research and understand choices and take pre-emptive control of their privacy rights.

Robert Cox Sr. Privacy Manager WhitePages.com

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:46:36 +0000

I’m in the unenviable position of being a Virgin DSL subscriber. I’ve put up with the crappy connection speeds to avoid being charged for canceling early, but if they actually start using Phorm, I’ll switch faster than you can blink.

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:19:16 +0000

Sadly, the real issue is that too many people can’t change their ISP unless they are willing to go back to dialup.

By: MarSOnEarth

MarSOnEarth — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:35:12 +0000

Over my fierce objections, but if an ISP should push for it, and if I'm to become their 'resource', then it's them that should pay me! IF, because my privacy if far more important to me.

By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Online Privacy - a Nice Dream? «

Web Worker Daily » Archive Online Privacy - a Nice Dream? « — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:04:03 +0000

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By: alan p

alan p — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:58:33 +0000

The difference is that I am already paying my ISP, so why do they need to add revenue by advertising to me? My thoughts:

http://broadstuff.com/archives/794-Never-mind-data-portability,-solve-data-privacy-first!.html