Your ISP Can Sell Your Data Now.

[68custom]

Originally Posted by whell

This issue has been around a LOT longer than the current administration. Its the system of internet delivery and revenue that's screwed up. As newspapers and others have found out, its tough to monetize the web when people generally don't like to pay for stuff on the web.
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But even "W", Cheney and the gang were against this action, But the orange menace and his cronies have allowed it to pass!

[finnbow]

Does this bill have a constituency other than ISP's. Why would any citizen want it?

[mpholland]

Would be kind of fun to see the browsing history of all our representatives released to the public.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Does this bill have a constituency other than ISP's. Why would any citizen want it?

Perhaps an opportunity to the software industry for setting up VPN's?

[whell]

Originally Posted by 68custom

But even "W", Cheney and the gang were against this action, But the orange menace and his cronies have allowed it to pass!

I know, but the industry has changed immensely in the last 8 - 10 years.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

Perhaps an opportunity to the software industry for setting up VPN's?

Yup. Lots of folks are already doing this to surf anonymously.

Also, a number of ISP's have stated that they won't turn on the Hoover. Verizon is an example, though nothing prevents them from changing their mind later on.

[whell]

Originally Posted by mpholland

Would be kind of fun to see the browsing history of all our representatives released to the public.

See what you started?!

http://thehill.com/policy/technology...sing-histories

[Rajoo]

From the link above,

A former enforcement bureau chief at the Federal Communications Commission told the newspaper that most internet service providers would cover up this information, under their privacy policies. If they did sell any individual's personal data in violation of those policies, a state attorney general could take the ISPs to court.

I find this somewhat misleading. Sure the ISP's may not 'sell' this raw information but what is to prevent them from gathering information, process & profile it (like say Facebook does) and then sell it to interested parties for targeted marketing purposes?
So they are still able to make money from their subscribers in addition to user fees.

[Oerets]

Must be a ton of $$$$ to be made!

Hopefully my service will be cheaper now!


What was wrong with an opt out??????

Barney

[nailer]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Looking out for the little guy.

A Republican tradition.