A leading cable firm has abandoned plans to monitor its customers' Internet use and sell the results to advertisers.
Charter Communications, which is either the third or fourth biggest US cable company (depending on which stats you follow) announced the scheme in May. It planned to use the services of NebuAd, a California advertising firm which installs a physical device on an Internet provider's network.
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At least one company has seen the light..