According to Wired blog story
"a screen shot posted to the web over the weekend seems to show that Canada's largest provider of high-speed internet access is exploring a controversial data substitution technique that lets it add its own content to the webpages customers visit."
A picture taken from Lauren Weinstein's blog and more information available at
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/12/canadian-isps-p.html
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Hmmm, that would bug the crap out of me if all of my sites were loaded in a framed page just so my ISP can let me know something they could have emailed me about.
Side note – Does Google.ca content show up on the Google.com address if your IP is from Canada? The screenshot in that blog post had the main Google.com domain name but all of the content in the window was for Google.ca. |
Some days ago my ISP blocked out every HTTP query because they upgraded our connection speed and wanted to get my email to send me more information.
It was at work, but if that happens here at home, I'll end my contract with the company.
I hate invasive, unwanted and unsolicited advertising! |
Seth Finkelstein says a similar "feature" has been around for some years now: http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001290.html |
Why just to Google homepage – it's the default home page of Firefox but according to screenshot Lauren (the blogger mentioned) uses Safari. |
