Internet privacy lessening soon

[RobotMonkeyHead]

Internet privacy lessening soon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/03/28/republicans-are-poised-to-roll-back-landmark-fcc-privacy-rules-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
This was an article posted by @White Ranger in a recent status update.
Given the relevance, I thought it should get its own discussion thread.

[White Ranger]

They are trying to make it so services like Verizon, AT&T, etc. will do anything what Google and Facebook already do now, which is gather data based on your web history and sell it to consumers. But Google and Facebook have never done anything to put people in danger, well at least my experience, I can't say anything on the behalf if others obviously.

 

This on the other hand will also sell things like: internet history, app usage, health data, financial data, mobile location, etc. Worst, they can do this without your consent, so if any personal info is given your pretty defenseless. No matter how you look at it, it's messed up.

 

They only way to get around this and maintain your privacy is to only visit HTTPS websites, or use a VPN. You can also use TOR, but I've heard it's slower compared to using the web like normal. This is just what I could find via Google. I just hope this bill is vetoed.

 

In addition to privacy, another thing we should be concerned about is if this bill does pass, what are the chances of a snow ball effect. 

 

Follow me on this: The bill gets passed another country likes where this is going, so they too decide to end online privacy. Then another, then another, see where this is going? Let that snowball roll down hill until this issue gets bigger and bigger. And who is at the bottom of the hill to take all this crap? 

[中野 三玖 ( 𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓻𝓭)]

I'm good, actually. I have AT&T and they stated that even if the bill passed, it would not invade privacy and sell internet history. Comcast said the same.

 

Oh, and the bill actually passed. Trump just has to sign it.

 

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/326145-house-votes-to-send-bill-undoing-obama-internet-privacy-rule-to-trumps-desk

[White Ranger]

@Beautiful Futanari GraceInteresting, Suddenlink  also put out an announcement:

https://www.suddenlink.com/privacy

[White Ranger]

Well.....Trump signed it :/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/trump-signs-bill-repealing-us-internet-privacy-rules/

 

But, as what @Beautiful Futanari Grace said, the ISP's have reassured, in a newer post: http://www.isportstimes.com/articles/26951/20170403/comcast-at-t-and-verizon-reaffirms-commitment-on-customer-privacy.htm 

that privacy has always mattered to them. 

 

Still, I was hoping Trump would have put more thought into it before signing, your running a country, not a company, and I may be wrong, but he appears to be treating his presidency no different then his business. 

 

As for the ISP's, whether you believe what they say is true, or if you call bull, their is definitely a feeling of uncertainty in our midst. 

 

I guess only only time will tell............