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Hotel Wi-fi with Advertisement-injecting Code
Justin Watt, a Web engineer, was browsing the Web in his room at the Courtyard Marriott in Midtown Manhattan this week when he saw something strange. On his personal blog, a mysterious gap was appearing at the top of the page. The hotel’s Internet service was secretly injecting lines of code into every page he visited, code that could allow it to insert ads into any Web page without the knowledge of the site visitor or the page’s creator. (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The amount of information gathered from each individual is tremendous .From baggage claim to internet checking at your hotel there is gathered over 1300 pushes on your movement ,and they are just getting started
As a professional I have to be tactful & respectful, so with that said...THOSE COCKSUCKERS!
I use Ghostery to prevent web scripts from collecting data. Yeah, some websites don't like it and if it's important I can whitelist the site. I find a typical website tracks your searches and browsing and sends the info to a dozen or more companies all in the background. The internet is NOT free.
Oh and the FlightAware website collects and sends info to Google, Doubleclick, Quantcast and Scorecard research...
Just like I said to some other guy below.....this squawk is totally unrelated to what you're talking about.
Good to know thanks .