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gogogadgetearl . 1-888-GET-CHARTER-SOME-MONEY

2007.07.25

so, i got a little aggravated just a few weeks ago when i mis-typed a URL and instead of getting a DNS error page, i got a Charter search page!! needless to say, i was not happy about it. i then learned in the Charter ToS, that any non-encrypted information, including the web pages i navigate to and even the search terms i type into google, can be aggregated and "shared with" (sold to) "charter affiliates and business partners". how about them apples?

now get this:
http://vancouver.cs.washington.edu/

i think i'm going to start encrypting everything i view/send on the interwebs. /sigh

comments

That's pretty jacked up. In similar vein, certain companies have been doing the same thing with certain (country TLDs)... for example, I think Cambodia (.cm) has a deal with a company so if any site searched brings up nothing you'll get the business' search site (with ads, etc) and the Cambodian government takes some cash too.... http://www.Microsoft.cm leads you to http://www.agoga.com with a bunch of ads (which was completely adblocked for me when I first loaded it)... welcome to the future of the interwebs. Hope you enjoy your stay!
- posted by: nemo7467
- [ 2007.07.25 | 10:20:12am ]
don't be surprised if gogogadgetearl.com soon runs only over SSL. of course, "soon" in gogogadgetearl.com time = "the future, +/- 1 year".
- posted by: earl, THE earl
- [ 2007.07.25 | 2:34:27pm ]

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