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Which is why they lobbied for the bill to be passed, right! It'll be just like the FBI v Apple saga. "We need the courts and Congress to give us some very spec

Which is why they lobbied for the bill to be passed, right! It'll be just like the FBI v Apple saga. "We need the courts and Congress to give us some very specific powers." "Wow, thanks for doing that! We see people are pretty mad for legitimate reasons. Don't worry, we are not going to use those powers we asked for. We're only going to use it to go after BAD GUYS. Trust us!"

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Spooky23 10y ago
It was weasel worded. "Individual data" won't be sold.
- HenryBemis 10y ago
  And perhaps they will not "sell it". They will probably buy out an ad-company (if they don't own a couple already) and the will keep the data for themselves ;)
  - simcop2387 10y ago
    Or the third party ad company will sell it. either way it's not going to be pleasant.
  - adrr 10y ago
    They'll rent it out instead.
  - arkades 10y ago
    They do have a wholly owned subsidiary ad company, it's called Comcast Spotlight.
  - lithos 10y ago
    Then replace anything that looks like an ad with their network. While offering other ad networks the ability to not get their ads replaced. Since they're more likely to stay silent.
- gozur88 10y ago
  Does it really matter if they're selling aggregated browsing histories? It's hard for me to get worked up about that.
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  - ggggtez 10y ago
    Look up the aol browsing database and you'll remember why this matters. Data is never as anonymous as people think it is.
    - lostlogin 10y ago
      Remember the person who did a targeted FB adverting campaign on his flatmate as a prank? https://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-my-roommate-with-targeted-facebook-ads/ https://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking...
      - anon12345690 10y ago
        That is the opposite of aggregated.
  - nyolfen 10y ago
    this comment is going to look really funny in 15 years
    - gozur88 10y ago
      Maybe. Or maybe yours will.
- russdill 10y ago
  They just need to wait until people have forgotten about the law, then change their policy.

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Spooky23 10y ago

It was weasel worded. "Individual data" won't be sold.

HenryBemis 10y ago
And perhaps they will not "sell it". They will probably buy out an ad-company (if they don't own a couple already) and the will keep the data for themselves ;)
- simcop2387 10y ago
  Or the third party ad company will sell it. either way it's not going to be pleasant.
- adrr 10y ago
  They'll rent it out instead.
- arkades 10y ago
  They do have a wholly owned subsidiary ad company, it's called Comcast Spotlight.
- lithos 10y ago
  Then replace anything that looks like an ad with their network. While offering other ad networks the ability to not get their ads replaced. Since they're more likely to stay silent.
gozur88 10y ago
Does it really matter if they're selling aggregated browsing histories? It's hard for me to get worked up about that.
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- ggggtez 10y ago
  Look up the aol browsing database and you'll remember why this matters. Data is never as anonymous as people think it is.
  - lostlogin 10y ago
    Remember the person who did a targeted FB adverting campaign on his flatmate as a prank? https://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-my-roommate-with-targeted-facebook-ads/ https://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking...
    - anon12345690 10y ago
      That is the opposite of aggregated.
- nyolfen 10y ago
  this comment is going to look really funny in 15 years
  - gozur88 10y ago
    Maybe. Or maybe yours will.
russdill 10y ago
They just need to wait until people have forgotten about the law, then change their policy.