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The telecoms already have that type of data that could be leaked to an extent. In 2013 British Telecom enabled porn filtering [1] that was on by default, so whe

by MrSourz 10y ago

The telecoms already have that type of data that could be leaked to an extent. In 2013 British Telecom enabled porn filtering [1] that was on by default, so when setting up your account you'd have to opt out. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10520537/BT-forces-porn-filter-choice.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/1052...

pmlnr 10y ago
This was present on mobile networks for a long while. The honest and real reason I had it disabled was when it listed the ThinkPad knowledge collector http://thinkwiki.org/ http://thinkwiki.org/ as adult site... ( I'm not joking. ) - this is probably also a prime example lists like this are complete and utter jokes.
- hfsktr 10y ago
  But do they have a record of the reason you disabled it or did they just change a flag and lump you in with everyone else? A bit more paranoid. If they do this tracking for porn, maybe in the future they add other types of content they want to track. I know it sounds silly but it's not like the data is going to go away and likely will only ever increase the amount of tracking. Sadly I know many people who see no issue with this.
  - pmlnr 10y ago
    It's not silly and it's not paranoid, the Great Firewall of the UK is a troublesome thing already. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kin... At that time, I was probably listed as requested access to mature content; reasons were not required but a few years ago they were already asking for identification, eg. passports. What's frightening is how silent everyone is about this.
- the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
  Opting out was such a humiliating experience. I had to spend 30 minutes on phone with a woman to explain why I needed it disabled and why I don't have a british driving license.
DanBC 10y ago
Luckily the filters always included way too much stuff, so calling to have the filters off wasn't ever a conversation about "I want to watch porn", but "I want access to this website about testicular cancer".

by MrSourz 10y ago

pmlnr 10y ago

This was present on mobile networks for a long while. The honest and real reason I had it disabled was when it listed the ThinkPad knowledge collector http://thinkwiki.org/ http://thinkwiki.org/ as adult site... ( I'm not joking. ) - this is probably also a prime example lists like this are complete and utter jokes.

hfsktr 10y ago
But do they have a record of the reason you disabled it or did they just change a flag and lump you in with everyone else? A bit more paranoid. If they do this tracking for porn, maybe in the future they add other types of content they want to track. I know it sounds silly but it's not like the data is going to go away and likely will only ever increase the amount of tracking. Sadly I know many people who see no issue with this.
- pmlnr 10y ago
  It's not silly and it's not paranoid, the Great Firewall of the UK is a troublesome thing already. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kin... At that time, I was probably listed as requested access to mature content; reasons were not required but a few years ago they were already asking for identification, eg. passports. What's frightening is how silent everyone is about this.
the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
Opting out was such a humiliating experience. I had to spend 30 minutes on phone with a woman to explain why I needed it disabled and why I don't have a british driving license.

DanBC 10y ago

Luckily the filters always included way too much stuff, so calling to have the filters off wasn't ever a conversation about "I want to watch porn", but "I want access to this website about testicular cancer".