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Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPs

Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPsWhy does this not surprise me?In the wild, wild, west of the internet - ANYTHING GOES is about to end!RE: Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPsJoy, now we can spend millions of taxpayer $$ investigating and maybe prosecuting. For what, a slap on the hand at...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), LAWSUIT FILED, NebuAd, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

NebuAd, ISPs, named in class action lawsuit

NebuAd, ISPs, named in class action lawsuitSeem like this University is pushing the envelope on DPI alsohttp://netequalizer.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/rackmonty-university-embraces-deep-packet-inspection-dpi/RE: NebuAd, ISPs, named in class action lawsuitAbout that university, please check the editor's note."Editors Note: We made this up"

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), NebuAd, class action lawsuit, class action, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2008-11-12

NebuAd, ISPs, named in class action lawsuit

NebuAd, the controversial company that was trying to sell deep-packet inspection technology as a means of delivering more relevant ads, has already had most of the life sucked out of it. Now, a class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco today, could put the final nail...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Class Action, NebuAd, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-11

Deep packet spy's CEO resigns

Deep packet spy's CEO resignsThrowing out the baby with the bathwater[i]... it doesn’t sound like there’s a long prosperous future ahead for deep packet inspection or NebuAd...[/i]So one CEO leaves a company and all of Deep Packet Inspection technology fails? Last I checked most DPI companies were doing quite well.One...

Tags: Deep Packet, NebuAd

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

NebuAd: Galileo or pariah?

NebuAd: Galileo or pariah?Double Pariah!!NebuAd is not only a Pariah but a double Pariah! And evoking the spirit of Galileo won't solve the shameless acts they have been doing to innocent consumers. I hope congress get very tough with them: Privacy Breach: Behavioral Targeting Needs Closer Look (http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=544&doc_id=153592&F_src=flftwo)RE: NebuAd: Galileo...

Tags: NebuAd, Galileo

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

NebuAd: Galileo or pariah?

So, it would seem we have found the outer limits of user tracking and ad-serving. At a House hearing yesterday, NebuAd ran into universal condemnation for its plans to monitor broadband customers' web visits and deliver targeting advertising, reports News.com's Declan McCullagh. Contemptible. Goes against everything...

Tags: Web, Advertisement, Cable Company, Internet Service Provider, Notice, NebuAd, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cable, Channel Management, Network Technology, Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Senate, Web ad titans joust over behavioral targeting

A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday picked apart behavioral Web advertising as executives from the likes of Google, NebuAd and Facebook touted their privacy controls and even went as far as noting that ads are good for you. The hearing before the Senate Committee on Senate Committee...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Advertisement, Privacy, Internet Service Provider, Behavioral Targeting, Service Provider, U.S. Senate, Online Advertising, Internet Service, NebuAd, Privacy Law, Tom, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say

Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups sayTake a deep breath...hold it...hold it...keep holding...[i]“NebuAd requires its ISP partners to provide robust notice to their subscribers prior to deployment of the service.”[/i]I have a feeling that "robustness" is in the eye of the beholding ISPs.RE: Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups sayCharter...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), advertisement, privacy, AdBlock

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say

NebuAd's "consumer-centric behavioral targeting network" is nothing less than malware, Public Knowledge and FreePress charge in a new report PDF. The ad insertion technology violates "several fundamental expectations of Internet privacy, security and standards-based interoperability," the report says. Stacey Higginbotham reports at GigaOm...

Tags: Advertisement, Privacy, Behavioral Targeting, NebuAd, Ad Insertion Technology, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-19

In search of: Startups that could upend Google and Microsoft

Earlier this week at one of Mary Jo Foley's talk before the New York Software Industry Association one of the folks in the audience posed a great question. The gist: The Google vs. Microsoft online advertising war resembles Sears vs. Montgomery Ward years ago. The punch line: While Sears and...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., BzzAgent, NebuAd, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-23

Additional Resources

Deep packet inspection takes another hit as Phorm execs leave

The future isn't looking too bright for those in the business of Deep Packet Inspection, notably a company called Phorm where leadership has been eroding this month. You'll recall that DPI is the technology that some ISPs were considering to scour a customer's computer for granular information...

Tags: DPI, Class Action Lawsuit, Internet Service Provider, Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Corporate Governance, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-18

News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21 Sean Portnoy: Best Buy...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPs

Sixteen plaintiffs – and potentially millions more – launched a class-action lawsuit against NebuAd and 26 of its ISP partners in California court, ClickZ reports. The suit claims NebuAd and the ISPs violated privacy and computer security laws. Only six ISPs -- CenturyTel, WOW, CableOne, Embarq, Knology...

Tags: Computer Security, Lawsuit, Electronic Communication, Internet Service Provider, Computer, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Online Communications, Productivity, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-13

News to know: CES preview, Google tracks flu, NebuAd sued, Ad porn blocker

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: CES 2009 Preview: All quiet on the gadget front Sean Portnoy: Third-quarter HDTV sales pace slows, plasmas show new signs of life ...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Video, Beta, Matthew Miller, Corporate Communications, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-12

ISP snoops slink away: Adzilla quits US market

The bottom is falling out of the market for spying on Internet users. Adzilla says it is leaving the North American market to focus on a part of the world with a seemingly limitless appetite for snooping – Asia. Adzilla's home page says: ...

Tags: Privacy, Internet Service Provider, Adzilla, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Security, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

ISPs keep their distance from deep packet inspection

Lawmakers in Washington took a break from dealing with the economy this morning to examine one piece of controversial technology that big companies are quickly distancing themselves from - Deep Packet Inspection. The technology, which allows deep granular analysis of network traffic, grabbed the attention of privacy advocates when it...

Tags: DPI, Advertisement, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Deep packet spy's CEO resigns

Is this the beginning of the end for NebuAd, the Redwood City-based company that uses deep packet inspection technology to monitor Web surfing habits of individuals and use the information to insert advertising? CEO Bob Dykes has resigned to become Chief Financial Officer for Verifone. The company's...

Tags: Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Internet, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-03

News to know: Google Chrome; WinMobile's future; WiFi's big success; VMware

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Google Chrome One day after Google inadvertently discloses the impending release of Chrome, we get to see the browser first-hand. See my gallery tour...

Tags: Google Inc., VMware Inc., Wi-Fi, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Sales, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?

If you think no one will ever know about the Web sites you were surfing last night, guess again. It may not be your spouse, your boss or a cop - but there's growing interest in what sort of data your Internet Service Provider is collecting about your viewing habits....

Tags: Google Gmail, Advertisement, Internet Service Provider, Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Google tells Congress about DoubleClick cookie

Google is implementing a DoubleClick ad-serving cookie across its content network that will give advertisers new powers to target advertising. The cookie also gives users the ability to opt-out, the company told the House Energy and Commerce Committee in a letter released yesterday. in...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Network, U.S. Congress, DoubleClick Inc., Cookie, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-12