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Comcast Caching of Browsing Activity

Comcast has AGAIN begin caching - bad news

         

jbgilbert

4:34 pm on Aug 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Read this message, but here is my problem and question: I need to hide my IP address from my cable provider (Comcast) so they can't cache my activity and delived OLD CACHED RESULTS back to me. They just started caching AGAIN! I can't even get the latest Google updates because Comcast is caching my activity (based on IP) and rather than actually allow any searches to be performed, they save my searches and deliver previous results!

How can I hide my IP from Comcast to stop this caching?

Comcast is using Inktomi Corp.'s caching technology. When set at the default configuration--which was the case at Comcast--the system logs customers' IP addresses and the IP addresses and URLs of the Web pages they visit, then purges the data after no more than 36 hours. Customers' IP addresses were never matched with names or other personal information, Comcast execs say.
from: [informationweek.com...]

Thanks for any help

Robino

7:40 pm on Aug 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

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