Congress authorizes ISPs to sell user data

[decay]

a lot of the conservatives i know are pretty privacy-conscious so i'm surprised this hasn't been posted here yet.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/03/30/how-will-isps-collect-and-sell-your-browser-history.html

as for me; i'm working on an automated little proggie that'll run in the background on your computer and generate randomized internet browsing and google searches- poisoning this well of personal data they're trying to sell. it'll be open-source, so let me know if any of you want it. :)

[Shock(/\)ave]

The amount of shit you guys put up with from your government is astounding given how your country was founded.

Great idea for a program. ;)

[roguetoaster]

Not much of a difference between this and using FB or any Google product.

If someone wanted this data for malicious reasons they could already get it, and if you wanted privacy you'd already be using a VPN.

But it is another revolting example of valuing the desires of larger organizations over personal rights/freedoms. Ultimately some sort of case law/state law will come along and erode the power of this legislation.

[TimeMachinE30]

Look at Vault7. There is no privacy. Hasent been for decades.

[mrsleeve]

Do Iike it no, but really no different than any other search engine, f.b. or other targeted cookie using add service. Really does not matter all that much anymore with that wonderful server farm /massive archive the nsa buit in UT. The store every packet of data sent by u.s., isps and record every phone call for future reference.

Timemachine is very correct privacy in this modern day and age is all about the illusion of privacy

[rhE-30]

They are going to have a whole hell of a lot of dick pics.

[decay]

there are countermeasures to take (i finished writing my poison-comcast proggie last night). but yeah, they involve a suite of measures... which are more than your average user wants to deal with. even vpn alone isn't enough.

good popsci article: http://www.popsci.com/how-to-protect-online-privacy-vpn

[decay]

looks like a few other people had my idea too :D

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/after-vote-to-kill-privacy-rules-users-try-to-pollute-their-web-history/

my github repo (this is quick and dirty, still have pull requests from a collaborator to bring in and test):

https://github.com/pyramidhead/ispJammer

it generates a randomized site hit about every 3-5 minutes.

[agent]

Generating a Bunch Of "Internet Noise" Isn't Going to Hide Your Browsing Habits

[BraveUlysses]

Look at Vault7. There is no privacy. Hasent been for decades.

Vault 7 isn't an example of that our privacy has been invaded, it's the massive NSA data centers all over the country.

In any case, we shouldn't rationalize that this change is OK because the NSA data centers exist.

ISPs shouldn't be able to sell your data without your explicit consent and the government shouldn't be operating these data centers either.

[Jon325i]

Internet privacy is a very thin veil in our online world today. There are entities which have been watching and know what you view for quite some time. Only thing being proven here is the conservatives in Washington DC care more about their corporate interests more than the citizens they 'represent'. And even though these constituents from the right are upset at the moment, this will soon be forgotten and they will re-elect the incumbent on the ballot in 2018.

'Merca....fuck ya.

[decay]

Generating a Bunch Of "Internet Noise" Isn't Going to Hide Your Browsing Habits

we are working on emulating javascript, and generating google queries that will trigger ad-retargeting.

also, gawker sucks at the internet, which is why they went bankrupt.

[agent]

Yeah forget about that whole Peter Thiel / Hulk Hogan thing, or the sale to Univision. It's because they sucked at the internet.

https://www.google.com/search?q=why+did+gawker+shut+down

[decay]

ok fine i was being a little terse- that is *how* they sucked at the internet.

my point is you should not treat them as a trusted source on information security.

start here if you want to read someone who actually knows what they're talking about: http://krebsonsecurity.com