Major internet providers say will not sell customer browsing histories

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Fri Mar 31, 2017 | 3:09pm EDT

Major internet providers say will not sell customer browsing histories

By David Shepardson | WASHINGTON

Comcast Corp, Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc said Friday they would not sell customers’ individual internet browsing information, days after the U.S. Congress approved legislation reversing Obama administration era internet privacy rules.

The bill would repeal regulations adopted in October by the Federal Communications Commission under former President Barack Obama requiring internet service providers to do more to protect customers' privacy than websites like Alphabet Inc's Google or Facebook Inc.

The easing of restrictions has sparked growing anger on social media sites.

"We do not sell our broadband customers’ individual web browsing history. We did not do it before the FCC’s rules were adopted, and we have no plans to do so," said Gerard Lewis, Comcast's chief privacy officer.

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[elfin]

1. Waiting to find out about Time Warner/Spectrum

Their opt out page is VERY confusing.

[still_one]

2. Nope, they will give it away free

[Squinch]

3. Well gosh, I can't think of ANY reasons not to trust them. Tra la, we're safe.

Till they have another whim and we're not.

(I'm grousing at them, not you Eugene. Thanks for the info.)

[Dorn]

4. Is that a Trump promise ?

[KT2000]

5. Right - they have not figured out

how they are going to package and market the info. I can see the Employer's Package, Hiring package, Insurance Industry Package, Your Daughter's Boyfriend Package, etc.
And - how much to charge??
Why did they fight for this if they are not going to use it.