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To play devil's advocate, how exactly do you propose they store such a user preference? And keep in mind cellphones don't have stable IPs.



Unless you're telling me the text message, minutes, and data usage numbers on my bill are all made up, I'm pretty sure the carriers have a way to track whose phone belongs to who. Or, if they can't provide a working opt-out, it should be opt-in only (using the cookie).


It can't really be opt-in using the cookie, as nobody should be touching any cookies in the process of a DNS lookup. Otherwise I agree completely; the carrier obviously knows that this is my phone or they couldn't tell me how much data I'm using.


I propose they remove this horrid practice which is annoying, breaks spec, and potentially intrudes on my privacy. Problem solved.




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