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08-26-2015, 04:07 PM
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Yet another major public hotspot provider has been caught injecting ads into user's browser. AT&T, which offers public Wi-Fi hotspots across the U.S., was caught putting ads on websites in unusual places by Jonathan Mayer, a lawyer and Ph.D. candidate ...
Researcher catches AT&T injecting ads on free airport Wi-Fi hotspot (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGtMghmSFxgGhv_INaNbutiWdOLvg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778936231769&ei=fOXdVcjwJubqwQHa_LXABw&url=http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/atts-free-wi-fi-hotspot-injects-extra-ads-on-non-att-websites/)Ars Technica
AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot reportedly stuffs extra ads into Web pages (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNEFKIAhrCsetIqxtHj20vbobfxc4w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778936231769&ei=fOXdVcjwJubqwQHa_LXABw&url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2975930/mobile-security/att-wi-fi-hotspot-reportedly-stuffs-extra-ads-into-web-pages.html)Computerworld
AT&T caught injecting extra ads on airport WiFi hotspot (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNG7afbYyZi2yNxphqN1qy1XN4YJfg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778936231769&ei=fOXdVcjwJubqwQHa_LXABw&url=http://www.slashgear.com/att-caught-injecting-extra-ads-on-airport-wifi-hotspot-26399388/)SlashGear
The Register (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF_K7XMhDmOX5c9P0jk36mH5uoNHA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778936231769&ei=fOXdVcjwJubqwQHa_LXABw&url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/26/att_hotspots_ad_injection/)
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