ICSI in PC Magazine
“Some ISPs Redirecting Search Traffic Without Consent: Report”
August 5, 2011 | Mark Hachman, PC Magazine
excerpt:
A number of regional ISPs appear to be transparently rerouting search queries for their own profit, according to researchers and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Researchers at the International Computer Science Institute and the EFF said they believe that the redirected searches are being controlled by a company called Paxfire, which is working with several ISPs to redirect searches through Yahoo and Microsoft's Bing.
article-date:
Friday, August 5, 2011
recap:
A series of articles on evidence collected by Netalyzr that shows some Internet service providers may be receiving money to redirect users’ Internet searches through third-party companies and to large retailers such as Apple and Safeway.