"UNCLE" SAMKNOWS BETTER THAN YOU DO?
DO NOT DO THIS!
"MEASURING BROADBAND AMERICA PROGRAM"
A SPYING/TRACKING DEVICE
IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
FROM YOUR FRIENDLY FOLKS AT COMCAST
AS AGENT FOR
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION;
WE NEED YOU TO COLLECT DATA FOR US
TO IMPROVE YOUR LIVES
Dear Customer,
As part of the National Broadband plan, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has begun a project to measure broadband performance. This test will cover certain aspects of an Internet connection, including the speed of downloading a large file. The purpose of the project is to obtain information about American broadband performance.
As one of the leading service providers in the United States, Comcast is working with the FCC to ensure that the performance measurement tests are comprehensive and accurate.
The FCC is looking for volunteers to help in the project. If you're interested in participating with the FCC in this project, please visit http://www.
Comcast has not provided your name or contact information to the FCC, SamKnows or any other person in connection with this project. Your participation is completely voluntary and at your discretion. Based upon the information provided to us by SamKnows and the FCC, the software you would install only measures the performance of your Internet connection, and will give you access to the kinds of data that was only previously available with very expensive network monitoring tools. The FCC and SamKnows also will assure you that your personal information will be strictly protected and at no time will any personal information be shared or made available without your consent.
Once your Whitebox is up and running, you will be able to view all of your performance data via a secure online reporting system. Over the next few months the FCC will work towards releasing a report detailing the performance of American broadband.
To find out more, please go to http://www.
Kind regards,
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