Guess Just What Happen

[SuburbanFarmer]

Here is the situation, the majority of people overshare shit all the time... so why should they be worried about their privacy?

Those who are afraid, or don't want their stuff sold, already are taking precautions. But in reality, it won't matter...the government can get access to it at any time they want...

The internet was created, marketed, and represented as a secure communications tool. The impression was deliberately made, at every step of the way, on every single website, that your traffic was between you and the recipient. Don't pretend that there was some kind of "consent" made at any point for peoples' lives to be bought and sold.

Wow... you are so wrong on so many levels...

The internet was never meant to be a secure communication tool. It was meant to be a way to allow free flowing information and ideas. It was originally designed to allow colleges and universities to exchange ideas, it was never meant for the general public, after ARPANET that is.

The security you are now expecting was added onto it as an afterthought.

And on a side note, the consent was given when you signed a contract with your ISP... it's written into the fine print.

I don't recall seeing "we can record and sell anything you do" on those free AOL discs...

[The Conservative]

The internet was created, marketed, and represented as a secure communications tool. The impression was deliberately made, at every step of the way, on every single website, that your traffic was between you and the recipient. Don't pretend that there was some kind of "consent" made at any point for peoples' lives to be bought and sold.

Wow... you are so wrong on so many levels...

The internet was never meant to be a secure communication tool. It was meant to be a way to allow free flowing information and ideas. It was originally designed to allow colleges and universities to exchange ideas, it was never meant for the general public, after ARPANET that is.

The security you are now expecting was added onto it as an afterthought.

And on a side note, the consent was given when you signed a contract with your ISP... it's written into the fine print.

I don't recall seeing "we can record and sell anything you do" on those free AOL discs...

Then you never read the agreement.

[KerningChameleon]

Minnesota, Illinois rebel over America's ISP privacy massacre, mull fresh info protections

On Tuesday, the Minnesota House of Representatives introduced legislation to ensure that those living in the state would have to give written permission to their internet providers before it could sell details of their private internet activities. The legislation easily passed through the House.

The following day, Minnesota Senator Ron Latz (DFL‑St Louis Park) introduced an amendment to a budget bill that would require ISPs to get written consent from customers before selling off their browser histories to marketers.

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Illinois, too, has decided to fight back with its own ideas. On Thursday, the state's Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee approved two new privacy measures. One would allow state residents to demand what data companies such as Comcast, Verizon, Google and Facebook is sharing about them. The other would require consent before an app can track users' locations. The bills are in an early stage of development, and are still being debated.

Several other states are said to be considering legislation in response to Congress' new rules eliminating privacy protections for internet users in America. Public opinion isn't in favor of letting ISPs have a free hand.

Ah, now I see the 67-dimension move in play, Donald! Instead of allowing the telecoms to skate by with a single federal regulation, you break it down using states rights so that they have to comply with potentially 50 slightly different regulations, ensuring they're too trapped in red-tape hell to actually effectively monitor anyone!

Winning, indeed.

[de officiis]

It'll be interesting to see how far this spreads.

[Martin Hash]

It'll be interesting to see how far this spreads.

Coming to a State near you.

[SuburbanFarmer]

It'll be interesting to see how far this spreads.

Coming to a State near you.

I hope so, but not optimistic.

[de officiis]

Sensenbrenner defends repealing internet privacy protections: ‘Nobody’s got to use the internet’

A Republican lawmaker provided a peculiar explanation Thursday in defense of his decision to recently back a controversial bill stripping privacy safeguards from internet users.

“Nobody’s got to use the internet,” Rep. F. James “Jim” Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin told constituents at a town hall event Thursday . . . .

A majority of congressional lawmakers including Mr. Sensenbrenner voted last month in support of letting Internet Service Providers (ISPs) sell and share their customers’ browsing history . . . .

Addressing criticism from a constituent Thursday, the congressman indicated internet access is hardly compulsory.

“Well, you know… nobody’s got to use the internet,” Mr, Sensenbrenner answered back. “And the thing is that if you start regulating the internet like a utility, if we did that right at the beginning, we would have no internet.”

The congressman’s quip was quickly met with further criticism, as well as clarification from the lawmaker’s own Twitter account.

Following Thursday’s town hall, Twitter user Brad Bainum shared a video of the congressman’s response with the caption: “[Mr. Sensenbrenner] tells his constituents not to use the internet if they don’t like his vote to sell out their privacy to advertisers.”

“Actually, he said that nobody has to use the internet,” Mr. Sensenbrenner’s Twitter account tweeted back. “They have a choice. Big difference.”

Is this what we used to call a non sequitur?

[Speaker to Animals]

We seem to need to target Wisconsin with secession as well as California.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

We seem to need to target Wisconsin with secession as well as California.

What is with your war on our nations dairy producers?

[Speaker to Animals]

We seem to need to target Wisconsin with secession as well as California.

What is with your war on our nations dairy producers?

Actually, that's a good point. I drink a lot of dairy. We might need to deport the non-dairy producing Wisconsinites to California.