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Is this common in web hosting? I'd be pretty livid if my web host was modifying traffic, regardless of the intent.
by bpchaps 8y ago
Is this common in web hosting? I'd be pretty livid if my web host was modifying traffic, regardless of the intent.
- JChase2 8y agoI work for a competitor and we definitely do not do this, so I don't think it's ubiquitous at any rate.
- joecool1029 8y agoIt's not unheard of. Some platforms offer New Relic RUM integration which breaks shit (like XML sitemaps). I am guessing the hosting provider gets access to the information the client also gets, but that's just a guess without any evidence. It would just make sense in the absence of regulation.
- icdsoft 8y agoThis is something absolutely unthinkable in our company. However, we have heard of other providers using similar tactics in the past, so always do your research before trusting a provider with your website.
- pas 8y agoThere used to be a lot of web hosting companies that offered free hosting and injected their ad frame.
- user5994461 8y agoIt's very common with features like A/B testing, analytics, advertising and CDN. This should be inserted by the customer instead of filtering traffic, but not necessarily. It's very user friendly to only have a button to turn something on or off.