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Charter Is Latest ISP To Plan Wiretapping Via DPI

Posted by kdawson on from the bad-phorm dept.

Charter Communications has begun sending letters to its customers informing them that, in the name of an "enhanced user experience," it will begin spying on their traffic and inserting targeted ads. This sounds almost indistinguishable from what Phorm proposed doing in the UK. Lauren Weinstein issues a call to arms.

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  1. Revoke common carrier status now by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    MP3s in the incoming folder? "Charter put them there."

    Child porn in the cache? "Charter put it there."

    Nuclear weapon plans in email? "Charter sent it."

    Seriously, WTF are they thinking? Do they really want to be named as co-defendants in every criminal or civil case brought against their customers? Because if they modified my incoming data and I was later called in to account for anything, you can bet my first line of defense would be to blame it on them.

    --
    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
  2. This marks the end of what was the Internet by a4r6 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When ISPs can actually MODIFY data that does not belong to them, a SERIOUS boundary has been broken.
    It's like the telephone company talking in place of someone on the phone.

    "Hey mom" "Hi Mike, how are you?"
    becomes:
    "Hey mom" "HI MIKE, GET VIAGRA NOW FOR $3.99/20mg!"