Charter to Snoop on Broadband Customers' Web Histories for Ad Networks.

Charter curretly hijack 404 and error pages and redirect you to their page.G

Charter Communications, one of the nation's largest ISPs, plans to begin eavesdropping on customers' web surfing activity, to help web advertisers deliver targeted ads.

Charter is entering tricky territory with the program, which effectively turns the ISP into the ultimate third-party tracking network. Conventional ad delivery networks like DoubleClick use a third-party cookie to build profiles of users across different websites, but can only track visits to sites that serve the company's ads. In contrast, Charter will know every URL its customers visit.

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In letters being sent to some of its 2.7 million high-speed internet customers, Charter is billing its new web-tracking program as an "enhancement" for customers' web surfing experience. The letters were first reported by a BroadbandReports.com user on Sunday. The pilot program is set to begin next month.

SPYING IS AN ENHANCEMENT FOR CUSTOMERS, CHARTER THINKS ITS USERS ARE IDIOTS. G

THEY SEEM TO DEPICT THE SPYING EXPERIENCE AS ENJOYABLE FOR USERS.g
"benefit its customers" WE WILL BENEFIT FROM THEIR SPYING. G

"Browsing the web can become more like flipping through your favorite magazine, where you see ads that are appealing to you and enhance your enjoyment and the utility of the experience," the company's letters read.

A similar program :
The U.K. government has said the system would likely be illegal unless explicitly opt-in.

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And Charter wonders why they are running at a loss.
Current price:
$1.27 down form $16 a share last year.
This violation of user privacy will cost them as many users defect to other
ISPs. This action reflects Charters disregard for its customers privacy and the unspoken social
agreement between user and ISP.
I'd be selling Charter or shorting its stock. This is going to be a financial debacale for Charter.

Will they do the same with the VOIP PHONE SERVES?

GERALD
Series 7 & 13
It feels like users should be able to bring criminal charges for wire interception.

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