Comcast is injecting 400+ lines of JavaScript into web pages
The thing that's so irritating about large telco's is not just that they're evil, but the casual stupidity of their actions, including their evil actions.<p>I mean, look at the code. Look at the function of this code. Look at the business purpose of this code. Look at the security aspects of using this code. Look at the legal ramifications (why the hell is that LGPL thing up top there ?). Look at their internal communication. Look at how easy it is to see exactly what they're doing ...<p>All of it screams "no double digit IQs anywhere near this thing".<p>And yes, I mean, I know that's not true. Their people are not this stupid (though some must be). But they do this anyway. The organisation does business analysis at the level of a 5 year old, codes like a 10 year old, obviously this has not passed legal review, ...<p>How can an organisation that executes this badly become this big ? I mean, I know the answer is "government" and government making them a monopoly, but still. WTF.