Who ate all the cookies?

What's the story with Phorm, NebuAd, and other behavioral targeting firms that track user data from inside the world's ISPs? In some cases, even the ISP can't tell you.

In February, the Silicon Valley-based NebuAd deployed its deep-packet inspection technology on a Middle America ISP known as WOW!, formerly WideOpenWest. The official word from NebuAd is that its partner ISPs are required to directly notify customers via letter or email before its hardware is turned on, but WOW! - America's 12th largest cable operator, serving Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio - says this did not happen on its service.

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Western Michigan University's public radio station, WMUK 102.1 FM, Spring 2008 Pledge Drive is scheduled to begin on Friday, April 4. Those interested in volunteering can sign up at http://www.wmuk.org/listener_support_volunteer.htt, the volunteer section of wmuk.org.

WMUK has its sights set on a shortened spring fund drive and hopes to reduce on-air pledge hours by more than 50 percent during pledge week.

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Let's give DPTV one more reason to add Democracy Now to their daily schedule by showing our commitment to public television.

Afternoon and evening shifts are available. Sign up using their "Sign up today!" link at: http://detroitpublictv.org/support/volunteer.shtml#

Volunteers must be 16 years or older.

Note: All of the "on air" fundraisers will be held at the studios in New Center (Detroit). Directions to the New Center Studios can be found at: http://www.dptv.org/aboutus/findus.shtml

 

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After a nine-month search, Detroit public television station WTVS-TV (Channel 56) has found its new leader in the middle of Detroit's AM radio dial.

Rich Homberg, vice president and general manager of all-news WWJ-AM (950) since 1996, has been named president and general manager of Detroit Public Television. The move, announced Tuesday, fills the top slot left vacant last April when former president and general manager Steven Antoniotti resigned unexpectedly.

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The House Energy & Commerce Committee's Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee has set the witness list for a Jan. 29 hearing on on “Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Services in the Digital TV Age.” Witnesses include the mayor of Dearborn, Mich., John B. O'Reilly Jr.; Comcast executive vice president David Cohen; and Gail Torreano, president of AT&T Michigan.

Schedule:
Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Services in the Digital TV Age
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing
1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Room 2322, Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC
Connect to the live Audio Webcast (56 kbps)
(Note: This hearing will be available live via audio Webcast. The Webcast will begin about 10 minutes before the meeting begins. Windows Media Player is required to listen to the Webcast.)

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