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09-10-2014, 06:54 PM
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Comcast Ad Tinkering Could Muck Up WiFi Security (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGEzcoXQjYgjLuNGiFL8disY9Nrgw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778605193285&ei=6J0QVMmjFu7FmAL2r4DgAg&url=http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81019.html)
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Comcast has begun using JavaScript injection to serve ads for its services to devices connected to its publicly accessible Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the United States. The ads are fleeting, but they can appear roughly every seven minutes, according ...
Comcast using JavaScript to inject advertising from Wi-Fi hotspots (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHoVr_T7Jus3qN9tdVR5MAykVzR9Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778605193285&ei=6J0QVMmjFu7FmAL2r4DgAg&url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/10/comcast_using_javascript_to_inject_advertising_fro m_wifi_hotspots/)Register
Comcast Wi-Fi serving self-promotional ads via JavaScript injection (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHaQpsuqyH6Cb1BtWDIHcHcrDv_TA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778605193285&ei=6J0QVMmjFu7FmAL2r4DgAg&url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/why-comcasts-javascript-ad-injections-threaten-security-net-neutrality/)Ars Technica
Comcast's open Wi-Fi hotspots inject ads into your browser (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFpWNhmbpl1wd8isa45YyBDHZYwUQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778605193285&ei=6J0QVMmjFu7FmAL2r4DgAg&url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/comcasts-open-wi-fi-hotspots-inject-ads-your-browser-250141)InfoWorld
FierceCable (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF7QL3Ha44qnkRGZ6qcMm-h07CXPg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778605193285&ei=6J0QVMmjFu7FmAL2r4DgAg&url=http://www.fiercecable.com/story/comcast-wi-fi-ads-raise-security-net-neutrality-concerns/2014-09-09) -SlashGear (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGrPMGj3hfUYco5UW3iaUC5ViVTmw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778605193285&ei=6J0QVMmjFu7FmAL2r4DgAg&url=http://www.slashgear.com/comcast-is-injecting-xfinity-ads-on-public-wifi-hotspots-09345345/) -Computer Business Review (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNEoW2THmC3arH-3TcTbD7vhbbPx8w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778605193285&ei=6J0QVMmjFu7FmAL2r4DgAg&url=http://www.cbronline.com/news/tech/networks/networking/are-comcasts-public-wi-fi-hotspots-firing-ads-into-your-web-browser-4367926)
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