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Why Comcast can (but probably won’t) read your e-mails, IMs

Posted on October 4, 2010July 3, 2025 by Dissent

Nate Anderson writes:

For some time, Comcast has had a curious passage buried in one of its several “terms and conditions” documents. The ISP makes clear to users that it doesn’t need a court order to monitor their Internet usage, “including without limitation e-mail, newsgroups, chat, IP audio and video, and Web space content.” If Comcast wants to listen to your Skype calls, it’s free to do so.

Read more on Ars Technica.

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