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ISPs to sell your internet history (1 Viewer)
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Insoxicated
Mister CIA
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Henry Ford
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Rich Conway
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It's possible to disable cookies. Of course, a lot of pages require cookies in order to work properly.
TLEF316
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I'm generally in the "I'm not doing anything wrong, so who cares who sees it" school. I get that that's sort of unamerican and a slippery slope, but that's just how I feel.
But I definitely have a problem with ISP's/cable companies (mine basically has a monopoly, so their product is badly overpriced) selling my individual data. If that's true, and we ever to the point where my employer can spend a few bucks and see what websites I check on my personal phone during the day, that's beyond screwed up.
But I definitely have a problem with ISP's/cable companies (mine basically has a monopoly, so their product is badly overpriced) selling my individual data. If that's true, and we ever to the point where my employer can spend a few bucks and see what websites I check on my personal phone during the day, that's beyond screwed up.
Cjw_55106
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After the US Congress voted to loosen online privacy regulations, allowing internet providers to sell customers’ browsing data, Minnesota lawmakers have moved to tighten privacy protections within the state.
State Senator Ron Latz (D, St. Louis Park) offered the data privacy measure as an amendment in the state’s economic development budget bill. It would prohibit internet providers in Minnesota from collecting personal information from customers without their permission.
The vote comes after Congress chose to lift a ban on that practice imposed in 2016 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
"It won't circumvent the federal government, but it will give Minnesotans a legal recourse to protect their privacy," Latz said in a statement, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Wednesday.
State Senator Ron Latz (D, St. Louis Park) offered the data privacy measure as an amendment in the state’s economic development budget bill. It would prohibit internet providers in Minnesota from collecting personal information from customers without their permission.
The vote comes after Congress chose to lift a ban on that practice imposed in 2016 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
"It won't circumvent the federal government, but it will give Minnesotans a legal recourse to protect their privacy," Latz said in a statement, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Wednesday.
simsarge
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For what it may be worth, here is a rating of VPNs and how well they protect your info.
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Mister CIA
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captain_amazing
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Why does anyone trust their VPN provider won't sell the history of their customers? I imagine some have privacy policies stating they won't, but I'm not sure I'd trust any VPN provider anymore than my ISP.
That said, the only thing I don't like about this whole thing is it's really double dipping for the ISPs. If they want to sell my history, sure, just give me a discount on my service and pass some of that back my way.
That said, the only thing I don't like about this whole thing is it's really double dipping for the ISPs. If they want to sell my history, sure, just give me a discount on my service and pass some of that back my way.
Kev4029
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Your choice of VPNs is very large, your choice of ISPs is very small. The market will keep VPNs in check because there are numerous choices. If PIA or something starts selling your data, literally their entire customer base will move to a different VPN. Even if industry standard was to sell your info, there would be some VPN that wouldn't and they would attract more customers. There is no such choice with ISPs. I have two choices where I live, if they both start selling data my choices are basically to have my data sold or not have internet.
captain_amazing
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How would you know if a VPN was selling your data? Do they have to tell you? Can they write an obscure privacy policy suggesting they protect your info but are legally allowed to still sell it without you knowing? How many VPN customers actually read privacy policies and among those how many could determine whether the policy actually prevents the VPN provider from selling your info? What if VPN services aggregate data geograohically in such a way that each set contains data of 5 customers... since your info is aggregated and not sold individually, is that much different?
I'm talking from a standpoint of ignorance, not knowing much about privacy and law and such, but those are the concerns that come to mind.
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