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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[–] 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.
[–] num 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This is already available from other sources and most employers don't go further than a social media presence. I'm in the industry and sift through this data daily, it's useless and unsubstantial to anyone except data miners. Net neutrality is where the fight should be. You can use VPN and you can use encryption, it's not illegal and by paying for it you are essentially opting out of this type of behavior. If this were an attack on those services then there is an argument to be made.
[–] 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.