<story><title>Xfinity Is Man-in-the-Middle Attacking My Internet</title><url>https://rietta.com/blog/comcast-insecure-injection/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>panzagl</author><text>My HOA was sued for some slightly uneven sidewalks and the fact that some people had parked cars that jutted out of their driveways. Plaintiff doesn&amp;#x27;t live here, has pretty much made a living by such lawsuits.  So while I agree with the tenets of the ADA, it&amp;#x27;s just one more example of how legislated morality will be abused by a small percentage for their own gain.  If it were repealed tomorrow I would shrug.</text></item><item><author>jorvi</author><text>Only tangentially related, but how is the ADA act looked upon by Americans? The only time I&amp;#x27;ve heard about it as an European was when Stanford (?) was forced by litigation to take entire swathes of free online education offline because it didn&amp;#x27;t have subtitles. I&amp;#x27;m all for making the web more accessible but it really soured me on the notion of such acts and if they are the best way to enforce said accessibility.</text></item><item><author>KingMachiavelli</author><text>&amp;gt; This attack entirely breaks tab ordering, deeming the internet unusable for people requiring software assistance to provide accessibility to the World Wide Web. Additionally, the “escape” key, which is often used to close dialogs, doesn’t close the Xfinity notice.&lt;p&gt;A few weeks (months?) back there was an article about ongoing litigation on if websites are required to have accessibility compliance under the ADA act. I would be very happy to see Xfinity sued for this practice under that precedent and hopefully &lt;i&gt;any&lt;/i&gt; injection would be considered a violation.&lt;p&gt;Status of supreme court case: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scotusblog.com&amp;#x2F;case-files&amp;#x2F;cases&amp;#x2F;dominos-pizza-llc-v-robles&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scotusblog.com&amp;#x2F;case-files&amp;#x2F;cases&amp;#x2F;dominos-pizza-ll...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ortusdux</author><text>I hear plenty of stories like this out of California.  Their enforcement of the ADA is somewhat unique.  Instead of having inspections and compliance officers, any wronged party can file a claim and receive ~$4k in compensation.  There are plenty of people who make a considerable amount of money as &amp;#x27;freelance&amp;#x27; code enforcement.&lt;p&gt;My issue with this system is the animosity it causes.  Panzagl had one interaction with this method and it was enough for them to be ambivalent about the ADA.&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine does public outreach for an organization for the blind in Seattle, and 99% of ADA non-compliance that they see stems from ignorance and is solved by education.</text></comment>
<story><title>Xfinity Is Man-in-the-Middle Attacking My Internet</title><url>https://rietta.com/blog/comcast-insecure-injection/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>panzagl</author><text>My HOA was sued for some slightly uneven sidewalks and the fact that some people had parked cars that jutted out of their driveways. Plaintiff doesn&amp;#x27;t live here, has pretty much made a living by such lawsuits.  So while I agree with the tenets of the ADA, it&amp;#x27;s just one more example of how legislated morality will be abused by a small percentage for their own gain.  If it were repealed tomorrow I would shrug.</text></item><item><author>jorvi</author><text>Only tangentially related, but how is the ADA act looked upon by Americans? The only time I&amp;#x27;ve heard about it as an European was when Stanford (?) was forced by litigation to take entire swathes of free online education offline because it didn&amp;#x27;t have subtitles. I&amp;#x27;m all for making the web more accessible but it really soured me on the notion of such acts and if they are the best way to enforce said accessibility.</text></item><item><author>KingMachiavelli</author><text>&amp;gt; This attack entirely breaks tab ordering, deeming the internet unusable for people requiring software assistance to provide accessibility to the World Wide Web. Additionally, the “escape” key, which is often used to close dialogs, doesn’t close the Xfinity notice.&lt;p&gt;A few weeks (months?) back there was an article about ongoing litigation on if websites are required to have accessibility compliance under the ADA act. I would be very happy to see Xfinity sued for this practice under that precedent and hopefully &lt;i&gt;any&lt;/i&gt; injection would be considered a violation.&lt;p&gt;Status of supreme court case: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scotusblog.com&amp;#x2F;case-files&amp;#x2F;cases&amp;#x2F;dominos-pizza-llc-v-robles&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scotusblog.com&amp;#x2F;case-files&amp;#x2F;cases&amp;#x2F;dominos-pizza-ll...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nothal</author><text>Just because someone is entering a seemingly frivolous lawsuit, is it fair that the HOAs sidewalks are inaccessible in general? I feel like it feels wrong because someone is profiting on it but society is more equitable as a result and I don&amp;#x27;t feel that is an abuse of the legislation.</text></comment>