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Comcast: ISPs should be able to sell your Web history to advertisers
In some parts of the country, internet service providers (ISPs) are offering a special deal on broadband. What you might not know, however, is hidden deep within the fine print, you’re getting that deal because you’re agreeing to sell the ISP your Web browsing history. Speaking Monday with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Comcast is asking the commission to loosen its regulations to that of what it’s allowing other ISPs to do — sell your data to advertisers.
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How about my ass? Can I keep it or have I agreed already to have it sold to a corporation by clicking "agree" in some ToS?
They have all our asses already I fear. Yeah,and typically the tos is written in such convoluted lawyer speak,no one can understand it. (Which is the whole idea.)
No,they should not be able to sell anything without getting your permission and paying you a lot of money every time they use you stuff. Being forced to do this would bring this big plan to a screeching halt.
Yes.
Except, ISPs have much more money than we do, and politicians only care about their "speaking fees" and "campaign donations". So I guess we say bye-bye to our ass too.
I'm guessing so.