Fwd: Comcast is injecting 400+ lines of JavaScript into web pages

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: DV Henkel-Wallace <gumby () henkel-wallace org>
Date: Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 10:53 AM
Subject: Comcast is injecting 400+ lines of JavaScript into web pages
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>


Apparently Comcast feels it gets to decide what I should see on the web
pages I choose.  Injecting random *executable content* is no different from
providing other editorial “improvements”.

The response from Jason Livingood, who should know better, is particularly
tone deaf and self righteous.

Unfortunately where I live my “choices” are Comcast and sub-384kb AT&T DSL
(despite being less than a mile from the CO and the PAIX for that matter).

A snippet from
http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Customer-Service/Are-you-aware-Comcast-is-injecting-400-lines-of-JavaScript-into/td-p/3009551
(code
is included downthread).

Are you aware? Comcast is injecting 400+ lines of JavaScript into web pages.

I just learned of this dispicable Comcast practice today and I am livid.
Comcast began injecting 400+ lines of JavaScript code in to pages I
requested on the internet so that when the browser renders the web page,
the JavaScript generates a pop up trying to up-sell me a new modem.  When
you call the number in the popup, they're quick to tell you that you need a
new modem, which in my case is not true.  I later verified with level-2
support that my modem is pefectly fine and I don't need to upgrade.  As
deceptive as that is however, my major complaint is that Comcast is
intercepting web pages and then altering them by filling them with hundreds
of lines of code.  Even worse is that I've had to speak to 7 different
supervisors from all areas of Comcast and they have either never heard of
the process, or those who were aware of the practice don't know how to turn
it off.


Sent from my iPad



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