Your browsing history can now legally be sold by ISPs

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    https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/23/...ivacy-rules-congressional-review-act-fcc-vote

    Earlier this week, the US Senate voted to repeal a measure that prohibited the sale of a user's browsing history without their consent. However, now it stands that ISPs can sell browsing history without the consent of the user.

    Honestly, I can't even fathom that this is passed. For one, it's definitely a direct invasion of privacy, and is worse than Microsoft with Windows 10, or even Google, since at least those two require consent before action. This is also all the more reason to subscribe to a VPN service (hey, there's a good deal for that going on right now!) if you don't want your ISP making money off of your browsing habits.

    So, thoughts?
     
    I'm glad I know people who work for my ISP and who will tell me if they start doing this sort of thing there.

    But this is just stupid. It's the blind faith of one political party for big business and capitulating to their every whim regardless of how it affects the consumer.
     
    Well there goes our privacy, or what little we have left. This has to be a violation of the 4th amendment!

    "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
     
    gimmepie said:
    I don't have anything particularly worrisome hidden in my history but I'm still glad I'm not American right now. The thought that this is possible just feels icky.
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    Same here, though we're so close to the states they may get ideas here >_>
     
    Radiating said:
    Well there goes our privacy, or what little we have left. This has to be a violation of the 4th amendment!

    "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
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    Oh, nice one! I'd love to see that one get challenged in court now.
     
    Well, it's no Snooper's Charter, but it's still pretty disgusting. VPNs are going to be very popular in the future, I suspect...
     
    ive already told my isp that i DO NOT consent to them selling of what i do on my own internet connection i have a right to privacy if they still gather data to sell i think it be grounds for a lawsuit
     
    Maki-Nishikino said:
    ive already told my isp that i DO NOT consent to them selling of what i do on my own internet connection i have a right to privacy if they still gather data to sell i think it be grounds for a lawsuit
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    No it's not grounds for a lawsuit. What's the law is the law, unfortunately. You can try to sue, but what law does this measure violate?

    I'm not for this law per se myself, but you can't tell your ISP that they cannot do something that is well within their limits of the law unless said law is repealed.
     
    Radiating said:
    Well there goes our privacy, or what little we have left. This has to be a violation of the 4th amendment!

    "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
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    The constitution binds the government, not private business. Looks like we are all outta luck on this one.
     
    Probably ISPs can argue that by using their service you agree to their terms and conditions, which might include them using your information. They could say "Don't like it? Get your internet somewhere else."

    Actually, that might be a better legal challenge - that ISPs in many places are essentially monopolies.
     
    It's invasion of privacy but it doesn't matter if you're using Chrome and/or Facebook because then your browsing history is for sale anyway, Chrome reports everything you do to Google and Facebook uses tracking cookie for spying your browsing habits so it's pretty ironic that Chrome and Facebook users complain about that law.
     
    It's a pretty scary thought. We've had something similar in place in the UK for a while.
     
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