Where is my privacy? Senate votes to let ISPs sell your web browsing history!

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On March 23, 2017, the U.S. Senate vote to eliminate broadband privacy rules that would have required ISPs to get consumers' explicit consent before selling or sharing Web browsing data and other private information with advertisers and other companies.

Should you care? 

Probably, I mean they know what you searching and doing on the internet and your only method to avoid this is by getting a VPN. 

What is VPN?

A VPN or Virtual Private Network is a method used to add security and privacy to private and public networks, like WiFi Hotspots and the Internet. VPNs are most often used by corporations to protect sensitive data.

However, you would likely pay around $5-20 a month just for the VPN service. Hell, who know if they would allow VPN service to sell their info as well. Now, this would be an interesting thing to keep in mind.

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Should I be concerned? YES! even when I do have a PVN service because selling user data is against their privacy.


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That's a terrible news. Then again I'm sure it happened anyway already without it having been allowed :thinking:



Thank you for posting this. It's important to educate people about this.


Welp time to browse a bunch of sketchy stuff to disturb whoever is looking at my browsing history :D.

On a serious note, I'm not surprised at all >.<


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Planetary

These days people are so numb about privacy issues, that they don't realize and/or don't care about how much they actually lose when their privacy is taken away.  Just another example of how business controls our government and not the people.



I'm waiting for Linus to jump out from somewhere and start selling TunnelBear.


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Princess

I'm not worried.  I play games.  I buy designer shoes and purses.  If they are interested in any of that, more power to them. Maybe they will learn a thing or two about the best place to buy Jimmy Choo slingbacks and Manolo Blahnik sandals...  :)


The NSA will start playing your games for you. Thankfully I'm in Canada. xD