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However this doesn't make sense either. The follow up GET requests only occur through two APNs - telstra.internet and telstra.iph. What about the numerous smartphones that use telstra.wap instead, or any of the numerous other APNs available to Telstra customers?
It appears to be the proxy server used for telstra.internet and telstra.iph that triggers the request, not some billing process.
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<div>I'm not really buying it and the "explanation" from Level 2 tech makes no more sense than Craig Middleton's "part of normal network operation".</div>
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<div>On 25/06/2012, at 5:59 PM, Rod Veith wrote:</div>
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“Through a 40~ odd minute phone call, I was able to speak to a chap in `Level 2 Technical Support`, who has confirmed for me that it is a part of Telstra's core system, where they track the websites you have visited for bill reporting purposes. “<br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">This seems plausible – keeping histories for billing queries/disputes is reasonable and is probably a mandatory TIO/ACMA requirement. With very high charges once a data
plan is exceeded, Telstra does need to be able to verify that the data charges are valid and a history can well help resolve billing disputes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: windowtext; ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: windowtext; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>
[mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Joseph Goldman<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, 25 June 2012 4:48 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [AusNOG] Telstra's Texan Teaser - Tin Foil Stetsun anyone?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Through a 40~ odd minute phone call, I was able to speak to a chap in `Level 2 Technical Support`, who has confirmed for me that it is a part of Telstra's core system, where they track the websites you have visited for bill reporting purposes.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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In other words, I confirmed with the chap (I have a reference for this call), that he could request billing to show a list of websites I have visited and how long I was on those websites.<br>
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He informed me that these services hitting the same website is tied in with that system.<br>
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It doesn't make sense why they would hit the site again as a GET, as they could pull this from a transparent proxy, and the purpose of scraping the website to gain extra insight about what i'm browsing, would suggest they would keep the path/query string instead
of just hitting the root of the site, to actually see what content I am browsing.<br>
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I was also informed that I can not opt-out of this occurring, so I plan to contact ACCC or TIO in the morning to see what they can tell me about the practise (who would you think is better?).<br>
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Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Eric Pinkerton<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, 25 June 2012 3:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Matt Perkins;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [AusNOG] Telstra's Texan Teaser - Tin Foil Stetsun anyone?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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