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Re:Tell HN: 6.3% of HN top submissions in plain HTTP, more t... by woodruffw on Saturday July 11, 2020 @11:21AM (#23802804)
Two of the three (four?) major American ISPs are known to inject JavaScript and custom headers into HTTP requests for tracking and analytic purposes:

* https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/comcast-still-use...

* https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/verizon-x-uidh

Edit: Spectrum has apparently used this technique as well[1]. That covers the vast majority of home Internet users in America.

[1]: https://gist.github.com/jzebedee/7c5000779cd131df2498a3e6d04...

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