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duncang

(1,907 posts)
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 01:04 PM Mar 2017

Wait till freeperville realizes with web tracking by ISP's allowed

When they go to buy those crates of army surplus bullets the info can be freely sold and the info on their geolocation. The extra info a ISP has on the consumer is a big advantage for selling info.

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Wait till freeperville realizes with web tracking by ISP's allowed (Original Post) duncang Mar 2017 OP
I was there yesterday - posted the following: Leghorn21 Mar 2017 #1
I suspect anyone involved in that type of thing will quickly learn to opt out Hoyt Mar 2017 #2
The bill makes it so they don't have to offer a opt out option. duncang Mar 2017 #3
Two words: Anonymizing VPN regnaD kciN Mar 2017 #4
For some reason duncang Mar 2017 #6
Did you see the thread on DU Tues about VPNs? (Link) WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #7
Thanks. Guess we will have to go out of our way to avoid those. Hoyt Mar 2017 #5

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
1. I was there yesterday - posted the following:
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 01:08 PM
Mar 2017

By and large?..."do not want!":


“Republicans claim the FCC’s rules confuse customers because they only cover internet providers and not websites like Google and Facebook.”

What exactly was confusing?


3 posted on March 29, 2017 1:21:49 PM CDT by Timpanagos1

To: Lorianne

Trump should VETO IT.


4 posted on March 29, 2017 1:24:58 PM CDT by SeekAndFind

To: Lorianne

Imagine the blackmail coming out soon.

“Dear Reverand Smith, you records show you visited HotNakedBabes.com 5 times in 2008. Please send us 1000 bitcoins to keep this from going public!”


5 posted on March 29, 2017 1:25:19 PM CDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)

To: SeekAndFind

The guests on the fox show talking about this made it sound like he would sign it


6 posted on March 29, 2017 1:28:07 PM CDT by Bob434

To: MNDude

Exactly- that is what hte guests were speaking about on fox new’s ‘Happening Now’ show-

They made the case that a woman involved in a divorce could get damaging info on her husband without him knowing about it or giving permission now- or vice versa- and that hackers and identity thieves could access very personal info through the ISP’s who will now sell the info to the highest bidders-

IF this goes through- it’s gonna be bad-

IF it does go through- watch how fast the liberals all of a sudden become so concerned about privacy again- Right now they are tryign to cover up obama spying on Americans- but if this new bill goes through- you will see them all of a sudden feinting fro mthe vapors over Internet privacy violations lol


7 posted on March 29, 2017 1:32:42 PM CDT by Bob434

To: SeekAndFind

THis vote removes a regulation (that has not even gone into effect yet) that stops ISPs from selling your data while allowing websites/browsers to continue to do so...


8 posted on March 29, 2017 1:38:17 PM CDT by Voluntaryist

To: SeekAndFind

Trump should VETO IT.
Trump MUST veto it!

9 posted on March 29, 2017 1:38:20 PM CDT by gdani

To: Lorianne

What did the senate do? They cancelled a pending change that would have required users of ISPs to specifically opt into any collection or sale of data for marketing purposes. Presently, you can opt out of such programs.
The vote was to not change the system and push through a rule to increase the value of Google and Facebook which wouldn't have to get separate affirmative permission.

It should be noted that almost every ISP’s TOS outlines what marketing data can be collected and sold and when you approve the TOS, you approved that collection.

TLDR: They cancelled a future rule, nothing changed from before the senate action to today.

10 posted on March 29, 2017 1:41:23 PM CDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)

To: Bob434

People committed suicide over that joke of a web site “Ashley Madison”.

Imagine every web site everyone ever visited becoming available to the world.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. I suspect anyone involved in that type of thing will quickly learn to opt out
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 01:10 PM
Mar 2017

of allowing their info to be sold. I liked the old way, of having to specifically approve info being sold, but I can live with having to opt out (prohibiting the sale of my info).

duncang

(1,907 posts)
3. The bill makes it so they don't have to offer a opt out option.
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 01:22 PM
Mar 2017

The providers made sure they didn't have to employ extra resources for crossing people off the list.

duncang

(1,907 posts)
6. For some reason
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 01:53 PM
Mar 2017

I don't think they (Or most people) will think its ok that they would have to do that. (Or go to McD's, starbucks etc to not have the web browsing tied to their location.

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