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So basically, cisco was going to collect their own behavioral targeting dataset for sale or to get into the adtech business. Better yet, they were going to backdoor this in via an automatic update most users wouldn't see onto a physical device the users paid for. Some dbag there saw NebuAd and Phorm and get jealous, I guess.

Whatever else you may think of cisco, they sure do have big ole brass balls.



Don't forget they were also going to monitor what you were surfing to ensure it was safe and moral content.




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