Archived House votes to nix ISP privacy rules. 215 Republicans are to blame. (govtrack.us)
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Archived House votes to nix ISP privacy rules. 215 Republicans are to blame. (govtrack.us)
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[–] mamwad [S] 2 points 7 points 9 points (+9|-2) ago
Most people have a choice when it comes to search engines, email clients, and social media. Most people do not have much of a choice when it comes to ISPs. If someone really wants to avoid Google and Facebook, they can do so relatively easily. They can use Tutanota for email, ixquick for search, and avoid facebook altogether. Furthermore, Google and facebook are free services, so users might expect that they give up something for them.
Most people don't have a choice when it comes to ISPs, you pay for it, and they you can't stop them from snooping without paying for an additional service or using TOR. They aren't comparable.
[–] num 3 points 3 points 6 points (+6|-3) ago
It's very comparable, this is collecting nothing more than was already being collected.
Now they can just sell the data to advertisers instead of give it away for free to the police. Anyone who is THAT concerned should already be on a VPN on their neighbors WIFI.
[–] mamwad [S] 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Sell it to advertisers, future employers, anybody who wants it. Yeah, really comparable.
[–] ChronicMathDebater 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Comcast has a history of blocking VPN traffic, and it's kinda illegal to steal your neighbor's wifi.