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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted today to pass a resolution that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires internet service providers to get customers’ permission before they sell sensitive consumer data, such as browsing history. Passage of the resolution by Congress could prevent the FCC from issuing rules that are substantially the same in the future.

ACLU Legislative Counsel Neema Singh Guliani issued the following statement:

“It is extremely disappointing that the Senate voted today to sacrifice the privacy rights of Americans in the interest of protecting the profits of major internet companies, including Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon. The resolution would undo privacy rules that ensure consumers control how their most sensitive information is used. The House must now stop this resolution from moving forward and stand up for our privacy rights.”

https://www.aclu.org/news/aclu-comment-senate-vote-allow-internet-providers-sell-consumer-data
 
Despite widespread disapproval from constituents, S.J.Res 34 has passed the United States Senate with a vote of 50-48, with two absent votes. Earlier today, at 12:25 Eastern March 23, 2017, the US Senate voted on S.J.Res 34, and will use the Congressional Review Act to strip away broadband privacy protections that kept Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecoms from selling your internet history and app data usage to third parties. S.J.Res 34 was first introduced by 23 Republican Senators earlier this month and its blitz approval is a giant blow to privacy rights in the United States.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.c...ules-let-isps-telecoms-sell-internet-history/
 
That's a clear invasion of privacy. This goes against the consitution. We have the right to be 'secure in our person' dammit.

Why would anyone want a list of what porn sites I visit anyway, or my boring ass browsing history.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Despite widespread disapproval from constituents, S.J.Res 34 has passed the United States Senate with a vote of 50-48, with two absent votes. Earlier today, at 12:25 Eastern March 23, 2017, the US Senate voted on S.J.Res 34, and will use the Congressional Review Act to strip away broadband privacy protections that kept Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecoms from selling your internet history and app data usage to third parties. S.J.Res 34 was first introduced by 23 Republican Senators earlier this month and its blitz approval is a giant blow to privacy rights in the United States.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.c...ules-let-isps-telecoms-sell-internet-history/
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Whoever voted for that needs to be fired. They are supposed to be representing the people, and I am sure they would be hard pressed to find many a citizen who would want this passed
 
SlyPokerDog said:
It will lead to lower internet rates. This is a good thing. Trust Comcast!
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I trust them as far as I usually throw my crumpled up over priced bills, a couple feet into the garbage.
 
Chris Craig said:
Whoever voted for that needs to be fired. They are supposed to be representing the people, and I am sure they would be hard pressed to find many a citizen who would want this passed
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Chris Craig said:
That's a clear invasion of privacy. This goes against the consitution. We have the right to be 'secure in our person' dammit.

Why would anyone want a list of what porn sites I visit anyway, or my boring ass browsing history.
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DuckDuckGo
 
Geez! I hope Trump can get some term limits done. I have no idea though how the heck he can get these guys to give up their cash fountain though.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Will not help you. At all.

This is at the source. Your ISP. Comcast or whoever else you pay to get access to the internet. They can sell your history, and they have access to it. How else do you think they catch people downloading movies illegally?
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Well in one sense you are probably correct. However, I am not so sure that is the only info we are talking about. Your Browser is presented with a lot of shit as a result of your search history.
You can alter the hell out of it by using different search engines for different purposes. For instance, I like Google for search news stuff. DDG for shopping. That and using a Browser that doesn't present some of this shit, like Maxthon and Seamonkey.
 
MarAzul said:
Well in one sense you are probably correct. However, I am not so sure that is the only info we are talking about. Your Browser is presented with a lot of shit as a result of your search history.
You can alter the hell out of it by using different search engines for different purposes. For instance, I like Google for search news stuff. DDG for shopping. That and using a Browser that doesn't present some of this shit, like Maxthon and Seamonkey.
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I am 100% correct in regard to what this thread is talking about. Your ISP tracks everything that you do. Everything. Using something like DuckDuckGo will prevent a company like Google from tracking your history, but it won't do anything to prevent your ISP from knowing what you're doing. Your ISP knows how much you use Netflix, they know what sites you visit, they know if you download illegal movies.

The only way to prevent this is to use a VPN, because when you log into a VPN you're logging onto someone else's network. It masks what you're doing. There are companies that offer a secure VPN for fairly reasonable prices. This is how most people download illegal content.
 
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The founding fathers are rolling over in their graves. They would have all shit themselves to the point of dying from dysentary
 
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If you're into a free market, then you can't really argue against this.

These are private companies, and you choose to use them. Nobody is technically forcing you to sign up with these companies and provide them with access to your home. You aren't required to have the internet. Facebook has been fucking us over for years. There have been plenty of stories about what you're granting permission to facebook when you download their app on your phone. These are private companies, not the government, and they own your browsing history. The government has been protecting us, but if you do not believe in government regulation and you feel like the government should stay out of business.....well..... there you have it.

With that said, the internet is viewed by a lot of people as a basic human right in this day and age. I feel like, at this point, we need to turn the internet into a heavily regulated utility, so companies like AT&T and Comcast can't manipulate it or filter it or control it. Frankly, I wish more cities would come out with their own publicly funded high speed internet service.
 
Natebishop3 said:
If you're into a free market, then you can't really argue against this.

These are private companies, and you choose to use them. Nobody is technically forcing you to sign up with these companies and provide them with access to your home. You aren't required to have the internet. Facebook has been fucking us over for years. There have been plenty of stories about what you're granting permission to facebook when you download their app on your phone. These are private companies, not the government, and they own your browsing history. The government has been protecting us, but if you do not believe in government regulation and you feel like the government should stay out of business.....well..... there you have it.

With that said, the internet is viewed by a lot of people as a basic human right in this day and age. I feel like, at this point, we need to turn the internet into a heavily regulated utility, so companies like AT&T and Comcast can't manipulate it or filter it or control it. Frankly, I wish more cities would come out with their own publicly funded high speed internet service.
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This.
 
Chris Craig said:
That's a clear invasion of privacy. This goes against the consitution. We have the right to be 'secure in our person' dammit.

Why would anyone want a list of what porn sites I visit anyway, or my boring ass browsing history.
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so advertisers can suggest the right porn. seriously this is pretty disappointing by republicans, but not surprising. that's why i dont sack ride a party.
 
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