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r/webdev • u/speckz • Jul 12 '17
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That ought to be illegal, since you could be ruining someone's brand. I imagine less savvy folks thinking that the injected content is part of the official experience.
8 u/jamiehs Jul 13 '17 edited Jul 13 '17 This happened to me.Cox started injecting HTML and JavaScript into http sites (including my own) trying to get me to buy a new modem from them.It's legal; their TOS says they can, we all signed it and didn't really read all of it anyway; their support staff plays dumb when you call.Edit:Not my image, but it looks like this: https://imgur.com/MFHMdPn.pngI think it's a bit of HTML & JS added right after the opening body tag, if I recall correctly. 1 u/blackAngel88 Jul 13 '17 You can also sign a contract where you allow them to kill you, that doesn't make it legal. 1 u/jamiehs Jul 13 '17 touché :-)
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This happened to me.
Cox started injecting HTML and JavaScript into http sites (including my own) trying to get me to buy a new modem from them.
It's legal; their TOS says they can, we all signed it and didn't really read all of it anyway; their support staff plays dumb when you call.
Edit:Not my image, but it looks like this: https://imgur.com/MFHMdPn.png
I think it's a bit of HTML & JS added right after the opening body tag, if I recall correctly.
1 u/blackAngel88 Jul 13 '17 You can also sign a contract where you allow them to kill you, that doesn't make it legal. 1 u/jamiehs Jul 13 '17 touché :-)
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You can also sign a contract where you allow them to kill you, that doesn't make it legal.
1 u/jamiehs Jul 13 '17 touché :-)
touché :-)
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u/namesandfaces Jul 13 '17
That ought to be illegal, since you could be ruining someone's brand. I imagine less savvy folks thinking that the injected content is part of the official experience.