Posted on 03/28/2017 3:26:15 PM PDT by deplorableindc
House Republicans approved legislation Tuesday that would allow internet service providers such as Comcast and Verizon to sell browsing information without users' consent.
If signed by President Donald Trump as expected, the legislation will undo a Federal Communications Commission rule approved in October that requires consumers to opt-in before ISPs can sell their internet activity records.
Democrats presented the legislation as an alarming attack on personal privacy, with two members invoking the apparently common experience of being shown embarrassing ads after making online underwear purchases.
“Please leave Capitol Hill for 5 minutes, and find three people on the street who thinks it’s OK,” argued Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., said about ISPs selling users' internet records without consent.
“What are they going to do with it?” Capuano asked. “Look at it and say, ‘Okay Mike takes a size 38 underwear, that’s great!’ They’re going to sell it to the underwear companies. 'Hey, he bought this kind of underwear, he likes this color -- let’s give him ads.'”
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I side with the democrats on this one.
It’s an invasion of privacy.
I thought they already did.
two members invoking the apparently common experience of being shown embarrassing ads”
How many Congressmen and Senators are being inundated with ads from NAMBLA is what I want to kinow?
Will that really protect you? Won’t your ISP still have a full log of all your HTTP requests? I believe that’s what they’re talking about selling, if I understood the news stories I watched. Which is different from what Google and Facebook mined and sold in the past, so I don’t think the “it’s been going on already” argument is true.
Sure is, but I'm with them on this issue.
Our idiot RINO critters have time for this nonsense, but cant find time to put together real health care reform.
And, by the way, it is we the taxpayers who already thought we paid for your faithful service. If you don't like the pay surrender the seat to someone who will serve the people.
I agree with you. At a minimum, it should be an OPT OUT situation. I should be able to say “NO, you don’t sell mine” if I don’t want it sold to third parties.
This was one Obama program that made sense. Who the Hell owns Congress? I don’t think any constituent of any Congressman who voted for this supports it.
This is insanity.
The ISP will have a bunch of gibberish. They would have to have all the data of your ‘exit node’, which changes every time you connect (ideally) and which is not even in your own nation. While they could still sell it there would be nothing of value or interest to a corporation.
So, it’s getting pretty bad when the Dems are the voice of reason, no?
Now you’ll find out what Dems have been up to
OK, thanks, I guess I will have to read up on it, then. It sounds like a similar concept as adding encryption to your email? I like the sound of that....
thanks much.
OMG, I agree with the quote from the Democrat! Next thing I know, the Cubs will win the World Series!! (Wait a minute.....)
VPN is your friend ..... As well run a live OS like Tails. Screw data miners.
Ditto ....
I’ve had a couple of phone calls from businesses recently within moments of doing a search for said business. Freaky.
Why would Trump sign this piece of crapola?
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