Reps. Markey & Barton to Charter: please pause plans to sell customer browsing habits

Submitted by wccatv on May 19, 2008 - 8:37am.
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Via Wormtown Taxi, nice CNN Money article:

Reps. Edward Markey, D-Mass., who chairs the Telecommunications Subcommittee and Joe Barton, R-Texas, the full committee's senior Republican, sent a letter Friday to Charter President Neil Smit asking that the company hold off on its venture until the members can learn more about it.

For more background, see Charter Is Watching You.

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Read the letter sent to Charter by the Congressmen

Submitted by John on May 19, 2008 - 11:25am.

Read the letter Reps. Ed Markey and Joe Barton sent to Charter chief executive Neil Smit with regard to Charter's plan to monitor its customers' Web browsing and deliver relevant advertisements.

15 groups support Markey&Barton to limit Charter's snooping

Submitted by John on June 6, 2008 - 1:24pm.

15 consumer advocacy groups have sent a letter to Markey and Barton in support of their push to ensure ISPs are following the law.

Read the letter (in pdf format)

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