Saturday, January 31, 2015

Verizon Wireless Will Let Customers Opt Out Of 'Supercookie' Tracking After ... - Android Police









Verizon Wireless Will Let Customers Opt Out Of 'Supercookie' Tracking After ...

Android Police

Sorry, class, you don't get any extra credit for predicting this one. After some heated responses from consumers following the reveal of a controversial "supercookie" web traffic monitoring system, Verizon Wireless has announced that it will allow its ...









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Remember 'Supercookies'? Verizon Will Now Let You Opt Out Completely - Tech Times








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Remember 'Supercookies'? Verizon Will Now Let You Opt Out Completely

Tech Times

The discovery of supercookies last year raised concerns as Verizon and AT&T were using them to keep track of the Internet browsing activities of its users. The data that is collected from these supercookies are used by Verizon to analyze the interests ...









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Good News: Verizon Will Finally Let You Turn Off Tracking "Supercookie" - Gizmodo








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Good News: Verizon Will Finally Let You Turn Off Tracking "Supercookie"

Gizmodo

Verizon has decided to allow its customers to completely opt-out of its controversial 'supercookie' tracking program, which monitored customers' habits on their smartphones and tablets. Like, for real this time. When Wired published a story revealing ...









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Verizon Wireless to Make 'Super Cookie' Tracking Opt Out - PC Magazine









Verizon Wireless to Make 'Super Cookie' Tracking Opt Out

PC Magazine

Verizon Wireless said today that it will allow users to opt out of being tracked by so-called "super cookies." A Verizon spokeswoman said the company expects to add an opt-out provision "soon." At issue are tracking cookies intended to serve up ...









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Don't Add Time Warner After Its Q4 Miss - Investorplace.com









Don't Add Time Warner After Its Q4 Miss

Investorplace.com

Time Warner Cable is a name you're probably familiar with. TWC is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., offering the usual services of video, high-speed data and voice over its broadband cable systems to residential and business customers.









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Verizon Won't Stop Tracking Users, But At Least You Can Opt Out Now - ReadWrite









Verizon Won't Stop Tracking Users, But At Least You Can Opt Out Now

ReadWrite

The saga of last year's privacy controversy over Verizon's user-tracking behavior continues on. The latest chapter involves the wireless carrier magnanimously deciding Friday to let subscribers opt out of the program, The New York Times reported. Not ...









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Verizon Wireless Will Finally Allow Users To Opt Out Of Being Tracked By ... - The Consumerist









Verizon Wireless Will Finally Allow Users To Opt Out Of Being Tracked By ...

The Consumerist

Verizon has been watching you. If you use their mobile service, Verizon has been tracking your every move on the internet for the better part of the last two years, with no way for you to opt out. That's the bad news. Here's the good: the company is ...









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Verizon will soon let you opt out of its persistent perma-cookies - TechRadar








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Verizon will soon let you opt out of its persistent perma-cookies

TechRadar

Critics - including the US Senate's Committee on Commerce and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - have pointed out that advertisers and other third parties could potentially exploit the Verizon supercookies and use the data to track users ...









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Verizon to allow opt-out from mobile 'supercookies' - PCWorld









Verizon to allow opt-out from mobile 'supercookies'

PCWorld

Verizon will soon allow customers to opt out of having an identifier placed on their phones that had alarmed privacy advocates due to its ability to let third parties persistently track customers. The identifier or customer code drew concerns primarily ...









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Verizon offers silver bullet for immortal 'supercookies' - Christian Science Monitor








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Verizon offers silver bullet for immortal 'supercookies'

Christian Science Monitor

Chances are if you had a Verizon Wireless phone, the company branded you with a customer code that let the company track your Internet wanderings for advertising purposes. Its persistent tracking made it easy for third parties to follow along, as well.









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Friday, January 30, 2015

Verizon will allow customers to opt out of insidious tracking tool - Mashable








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Verizon will allow customers to opt out of insidious tracking tool

Mashable

Verizon will allow users to opt out of what's called a "unique identifier header" or UIDH, a digital ID that's used to track its customers' browsing behavior. Security researchers are voicing concerns about a "zombie cookie" exploit of the Verizon ...









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Verizon Could Rein In Its Creepy User-Tracking System With This Simple Fix - Slate Magazine








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Verizon Could Rein In Its Creepy User-Tracking System With This Simple Fix

Slate Magazine

Verizon's controversial technology basically involves attaching tracking numbers whenever customers view Web pages. Generally, to visit a Web page, my computer (or phone, tablet, etc.) sends a request message to the website with that page. Think of ...









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Verizon Wireless to allow customers to actually opt-out of controversial ... - Washington Post (blog)








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Verizon Wireless to allow customers to actually opt-out of controversial ...

Washington Post (blog)

Verizon Wireless will allow customers to opt out of having a controversial permanent tracking code inserted into their web traffic, the company announced Friday. The company previously offered a way to opt-out of the marketing program the tracking code ...









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Time Warner Cable (TWX) Earnings Report: Q4 2014 Conference Call Transcript - TheStreet.com









Time Warner Cable (TWX) Earnings Report: Q4 2014 Conference Call Transcript

TheStreet.com

It was just about a year ago that we laid out our three-year operating and strategic plan for Time Warner Cable. As a core element of that plan, we set out to revitalize our residential business by refocusing on growing our customer base, investing in ...









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Without broadband under Title II, Verizon will get off scot-free for ... - VentureBeat








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Without broadband under Title II, Verizon will get off scot-free for ...

VentureBeat

As a service to advertisers over the past couple of years, Verizon has been quietly modifying its users' web traffic running on its network to inject a cookie-like tracker known as X-UIDH (Unique Identifier Heading). This tracker is sent to every ...









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Cablevision charges Verizon's Wi-Fi claims are all lies - New York Post








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Cablevision charges Verizon's Wi-Fi claims are all lies

New York Post

Verizon's TV spot “Ice Cream Tasty” has a voice-over claiming “the fastest Wi-Fi available from any provider,” and is accompanied by a bright red on-screen banner that reads “Fastest Wi-Fi Available,” according to the suit filed in federal court in New ...









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After Billions in Subsidies, The Final Verizon FiOS Map Is Bleak as Hell - Gizmodo









After Billions in Subsidies, The Final Verizon FiOS Map Is Bleak as Hell

Gizmodo

As Verizon inches towards the end of its long-promised FiOS expansion, we can finally get a look at all the places these heavily trumpeted fiber cables have actually ended up. Behold the final(ish) Verizon FiOS Fiber map. It's bleak as hell. The map ...









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Cablevision sues Verizon over Wi-Fi claims - Newsday









Cablevision sues Verizon over Wi-Fi claims

Newsday

Cablevision Systems Corp. filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing its competitor Verizon Communications of overstating the speed and quality of its Wi-Fi service. "Verizon's claim that it has faster Wi-Fi than Cablevision is false, deceptive and ...









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Netflix, Verizon get in last word on Internet rules - The Hill









Netflix, Verizon get in last word on Internet rules

The Hill

Companies like Netflix and Verizon and are getting in a last word before the Federal Communications Commission circulates its Internet rules next week. They are keying in on the potential for expanded rules to govern the point of interconnection ...

Verizon: Title II Reclassification Radical, Risky

Verizon doubles down on absurd claims Title II reclassification will hurt ...

Verizon's "Supercookies" Demonstrate Need For FCC To Ensure Privacy ...









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Cablevision Sues Verizon Over WiFi Ads - Multichannel News









Cablevision Sues Verizon Over WiFi Ads

Multichannel News

Just days after Cablevision Systems introduced Freewheel, a WiFi-only voice, text and data product for smartphones, the operator said it has filed a suit against Verizon Communications that calls for the telco to put a halt to ads that, the MSO alleges ...









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What Billions In Subsidies Bought: The Final Map Of Verizon's FiOS Fiber - Techdirt (blog)








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What Billions In Subsidies Bought: The Final Map Of Verizon's FiOS Fiber

Techdirt (blog)

Back in 2003, we wrote about Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg's big bet to actually offer fiber-to-the-home for Verizon internet subscribers. Wall Street absolutely despised this move. While it was actually about offering consumers a better service (i.e ...









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Verizon Wireless sends Connecticut woman a $42k bill - Android Authority (blog)








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Verizon Wireless sends Connecticut woman a $42k bill

Android Authority (blog)

When the woman called Verizon to try and get her friend off the bill, Verizon told her that in order to do so, she had to either pay the bill in full or have the friend come into a Verizon office and officially put his name on the bill (and therefore ...









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Time Warner Cable misses profit expectations, adds subscribers - Charlotte Observer









Time Warner Cable misses profit expectations, adds subscribers

Charlotte Observer

NEW YORK Time Warner Cable Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit climbed as it added a record number of subscribers, but its adjusted results missed analysts' estimates. The New York company earned $554 million, or $1.95 per share, for the period ended Dec. 31.









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TV customers decline at Time Warner Cable - Crain's New York Business








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TV customers decline at Time Warner Cable

Crain's New York Business

(Bloomberg) -- Time Warner Cable Inc., the company awaiting regulatory approval to merge with Comcast Corp., missed analysts' profit estimates as customers' monthly bills rose less than expected. Fourth-quarter earnings, excluding some items, of $2.03 ...









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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Florida senator questions Verizon about 'supercookies' - WFLA








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Florida senator questions Verizon about 'supercookies'

WFLA

8 On Your Side found out you can instruct Verizon to stop sending this supercookie info. Go to www.myverizon.com. Navigate to "Verizon selects," which will allow you to clear web browsing and location history. You can also opt out of the program.









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UPDATE 2-Time Warner Cable loses fewer video subscribers - Reuters









UPDATE 2-Time Warner Cable loses fewer video subscribers

Reuters

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable TV operator, reported a 3.8 percent rise in revenue as residential customers bought more service bundles, leading to fewer-than-expected video cancellations. Time Warner Cable lost ...









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Time Warner Cable posts 4Q profit, results miss Wall Street estimates - Fox Business









Time Warner Cable posts 4Q profit, results miss Wall Street estimates

Fox Business

NEW YORK – Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $554 million. The New York-based company said it had profit of $1.95 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were $2.03 per share.









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Time Warner Cable adjusted profit misses, adds subscribers - CNBC








CNBC



Time Warner Cable adjusted profit misses, adds subscribers

CNBC

Time Warner Cable's fourth-quarter profit climbed as it added a record number of subscribers, but its adjusted results missed analysts' estimates. The New York company earned $554 million, or $1.95 per share, for the period ended Dec. 31. A year ...









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Dems press Verizon on tracking 'supercookies' - The Hill









Dems press Verizon on tracking 'supercookies'

The Hill

Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), ranking Democrat on the committee, said Thursday that he and a number of colleagues are drafting a letter to Verizon to raise questions about the company's use of so-called supercookies, which track users, and how the phone giant ...









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Time Warner Cable's Q4 Revenue and Earnings Rise, But Fall Below Forecasts - TheWrap









Time Warner Cable's Q4 Revenue and Earnings Rise, But Fall Below Forecasts

TheWrap

Time Warner Cable (TWC) unveiled its fourth quarter 2014 financials on Thursday morning before the stock markets opened, reporting earnings of $2.03 per share (EPS) on $5.79 billion in revenue. The performance fell below Wall Street's projections.









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Time Warner Cable adjusted profit misses, adds subscribers - The Idaho Statesman









Time Warner Cable adjusted profit misses, adds subscribers

The Idaho Statesman

NEW YORK — Time Warner Cable Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit climbed as it added a record number of subscribers, but its adjusted results missed analysts' estimates. The New York company earned $554 million, or $1.95 per share, for the period ended Dec.









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Time Warner Cable quarterly revenue rises 3.8 pct - CNBC









Time Warner Cable quarterly revenue rises 3.8 pct

CNBC

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable TV operator, reported a 3.8 percent rise in revenue as it lost fewer residential video customers. Net income attributable to common shareholders rose to $554 million, or $1.95 per ...









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Consumer Review: Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Note IIII - minbcnews.com








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Consumer Review: Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Note IIII

minbcnews.com

The Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Note IIII is an amazing phone for the tech lover in your life! Right out of the box the feel of the phone is slightly different from its previous models. It feels more sturdy thanks to Samsung using metal components ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Verizon on Sale for $289.99 on eBay









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Time Warner Cable (TWC) Misses on Q4 Earnings, Revenue - Tale of the Tape - Nasdaq









Time Warner Cable (TWC) Misses on Q4 Earnings, Revenue - Tale of the Tape

Nasdaq

Time Warner Cable currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). The company has generated a positive average earnings surprise of 1.90% in the previous four quarters. We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:.

Stocks: The earnings are here









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One World Trade Center boasts chops plus prestige - New York Post









One World Trade Center boasts chops plus prestige

New York Post

This week, Time Warner Cable is proudly announcing a new benefit for 1 WTC tenants: the completion of more than 1.5 miles of fiber and coaxial cable inside the tower. TWC will provide all 3 million square feet access to a “full suite” of Time Warner ...









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