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[ PRIVACY Forum ] ISP caught injecting ads into third party websites
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ISP caught injecting ads into third party websites
http://j.mp/XxxV2J (ars technica)
"Neither Silvie and Henkel were going to let a mystery like this go
without solving it. Each embarked on a separate investigation and each
came to the same conclusion: their parents' Internet provider was
somehow involved in slapping ads onto webpages as they moved over the
network."
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We've discussed this issue many times in the past of course, and how
it emphasizes the value of universal encryption.
--Lauren--
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