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That section of law says they can sell your data with prior written or electronic permission. 47 U.S. Code § 551 (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
by dsp1234 9y ago
That section of law says they can sell your data with prior written or electronic permission.
47 U.S. Code § 551 (c)(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a cable operator shall not disclose personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned
So this section of the law, though another might, does not support your statement that "that they could sell that (which is false)".
- bmelton 9y agoI think you're misreading it, unless you have reason to believe that you've already given your permission. Either way, the regulation that Trump's EO overturns also allowed you to opt in if you wanted to.
- shkkmo 9y agoWouldn't a privacy policy cover "the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned"
- bmelton 9y agoIf so, I don't know how the Obama regulation would have been any different.
- PeterisP 9y agoI believe that pretty much every single customer has given their "permission" in that sense, the standard contract or terms&conditions would include language that says that you consent to such information "being processed by selected partners" or something like that.
- dsp1234 9y agonon-anonymized, non-aggregate selling of ISP data is still outlawed by Your statement is too strong. It's not outlawed. There is a relatively easy avenue for ISPs to sell this type of data, and it's written into the law, and not some sort of weird loophole. It is voluntary that they have not pursued it on their part.