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ISPs Inserting Ads Into Your Pages

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-just-slimey dept.

TheWoozle writes "Some ISPs are resorting to a new tactic to increase revenue: inserting advertisements into web pages requested by their end users. They use a transparent web proxy (such as this one) to insert javascript and/or HTML with the ads into pages returned to users. Neither the content providers nor the end-users have been notified that this is taking place, and I'm sure that they weren't asked for permission either."

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  1. Suprise! by dotHectate · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not like we pay them for our internet access or anything.

    Oh wait, we do... crap.

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    1. Re:Suprise! by Qzukk · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought my ISP was doing this but when I called to complain the helpful tech support person told me that the sites I was visiting must have added new ads to them, since they would never do such a thing. Thanks for reassuring me, John!

      So, slashdot, why are you running 50 ads at the top of every page? I thought when I subscribed I wouldn't have to see these anymore, but since you don't have a friendly guy I can call to talk to about it, I'll have to assume you're trying to screw me over here.

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    2. Re:Suprise! by pipatron · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't worry! Your Free Market(tm) will take care of this! You can always chose not to have internet, or lay your own fiber! Completely realistic options. It's not my fault you can't afford that. You should have started an ISP just like everyone else!

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  2. Phone service providers are doing this too by suv4x4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if you mom is suddenly very excited on the phone about the latest washing powder or insists that you shave only with 5-blade Gillette for best results, you should know better.