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Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt (AP)

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2; graphic explains how a device tracks internet users interest to target advertising; 3c x 3 1/8 inches; 146 mm x 79.4 mmAP - It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies. But those efforts to sniff out consumers' interests are running into the ditch.