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Tool Detects "In-Flight" Webpage Alterations

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the its-like-a-foil-hat-for-your-browser dept.

TheWoozle writes "In a follow-up to a recent story about ISPs inserting ads into web pages, the University of Washington security and privacy research group has teamed with the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) to develop an online tool to help you identify if your ISP is inserting ads or otherwise modifying the web pages you request."

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  1. Re:A possible workaround by Raistlin77 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'll bet that his user agreement with that free host also clearly states that circumventing their added content in the manner that your script does is prohibited. If they discover your script, they'll likely disable his account.

  2. Re:Should just block all ads, but... by vux984 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All these ideas are neat, but ultimately losers.
    MOVE TO ANOTHER PROVIDER TODAY.

    Why should I do that if I don't know the ISP is modifying the web pages in flight? Maybe I need a tool that could somehow detect that? That would sure be useful. Oh wait...Isn't that what this discussion is about?