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Submission + - Charter's Trials of NebuAd Halted (arstechnica.com)

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RalphTheWonderLlama
RalphTheWonderLlama writes: "The trials of NebuAd by Charter Communications were halted after it gained the attention of Congressmen Ed Markey and Joe Barton. The online behavioral targeting system has been called "a 'man-in-the-middle attack' and various other unflattering names" but would certainly be an easy way for an ISP to cash in on client profiling."
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Submission + - TD Ameritrade Finds Cause of Client Spam

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RalphTheWonderLlama
RalphTheWonderLlama writes: "There have been many remarks from users of online stock brokers about how their emails have been improperly given over to spammers and today TD Ameritrade released details of their investigation into the matter (along with a video message from the CEO and special FAQ at www.amtd.com). It seems some "unauthorized code" had exposed client email addresses and possibly other sensitive information from an internal database. Many had just expected they gave away that info like evil corporations are wont to do. Being a client myself, I don't know if this is any better to hear."

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