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03-29-2017, 07:42 PM
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Just...way too serious.
 
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Congress Votes to Allow IP's to Collect Data Without Your Permission
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/29/tech...d=hp-stack-dom
This feels pretty gross. I want to be able to opt out of having my browsing history collected and sold. |
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03-29-2017, 07:54 PM
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That's ****ed up
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03-29-2017, 08:02 PM
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Perhaps it has been offically legalized, but I suspect it has been actually going on for quite a while.
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03-29-2017, 08:06 PM
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A New Day, A New Headache
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I believe that if the 'common carrier' classification of ISPs is removed, then the FTC will be able to scrutinize how they handle private data.
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03-29-2017, 08:32 PM
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Disgusting
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If I were an ISP, I'd use this to advertise privacy, unlike other providers.
This is pretty terrible. I expect all net security to be compromised within the decade. It wouldn't surprise me if SOPA/PIPA got passed today. |
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03-29-2017, 08:33 PM
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What's the problem here? As long as you're not doing any illegal activity, you should have nothing to fear. I'm sure nobody in Congress cares what your favorite porn site is.
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03-29-2017, 11:53 PM
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Dang, hope this isn't just the start of something worse.
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03-30-2017, 12:55 AM
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So tired of this place
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I still am unclear on what the ramifications of this are. As far as I understand all they did was revoke some privacy act that wasn't even introduced until last December. I don't even know if it went into effect yet. They did NOT vote on whether to shift responsibilities of ISPs to the FTC from the FCC (though I know they're aiming to do that). Assuming I'm correct, then the FCC still has time to change the status of ISPs back from utilities/common carriers to whatever they were before, so that ISPs would no longer be exempt from the FTC Act's Section 5.
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Friends in IT have been suggesting VPN programs for computers and mobile devices alike, as well as encouraging others to use https:// whenever possible.
I'm a little sad I didn't make it in here before the, "both parties are the same!!!" folks, but...such is life. Really the only good out of all of this, is going to be watching the frothing mess of impotent rage coming from the Alt-reich.
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And then there's the FCC's plans to gut Net Neutrality.
Here's what John Oliver has to say about that:
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05-22-2017, 03:52 AM
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If you're still left in any doubt, here are some examples of what providers were getting away with BEFORE the bill was passed in 2015...
https://www.freepress.net/blog/2017/...-brief-history
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