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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. ISPBlock Plus by andrewd18 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've got this awesome new Firefox plugin called ISPBlock Plus. It blocks all the packets your ISP is sending you in-flight. No more ads!

  2. Re:Should just block all ads, but... by jZnat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Learn how to use the sig feature on Slashdot and stop spamming your damn blog.

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  3. Re:Answers to questions in this thread by nweaver · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, it is amazingly good. AMAZINGLY good.

    Try it.

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