Aug 19 2008
US – Public Pressure Caused ISP Cable One to End Customer Snooping
An interesting report reveals that Cable One had been quietly conducting targeted advertising on its customers, but pulled the plug once pressure mounted to end such trials.
It’s been quite a spectacle. ISPs being under fire for privacy related issues with its own customers has frazzled more than a few nerves in the past couple [...]
Nov 7 2006
Yahoo! to Offer Ads to Cellular Customers
Yahoo is set to begin showing ads to cellular customers. We have long felt safe from marketing while using our cellphones to browse pages, but now Yahoo, who has offered free viewing of search pages and other areas, is pushing ads to your phone that will take into account bandwidth and screen size. [...]
