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The true data apocalypse will come when ISP logs are compromised and leaked (urls visited, dns lookups, tied to ip or even subscriber ids, etc), and there is en
by SmirkingRevenge 9y ago
The true data apocalypse will come when ISP logs are compromised and leaked (urls visited, dns lookups, tied to ip or even subscriber ids, etc), and there is enough leaked PII floating it out there to join it to people records.
- walrus01 9y agoWith the exception of big evil things like Comcast, you might be surprised how few ISPs keep detailed logs like this. The effort to correlate them with customers is generally not worth it unless you get a subpoena, and only then is it done manually.
- jodrellblank 9y ago(UK) The new surveillance law requires web and phone companies to store everyone’s web browsing histories for 12 months and give the police, security services and official agencies unprecedented access to the data. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/29/snoopers-charter-bill-becomes-law-extending-uk-state-surveillance https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/29/snoopers-chart...
- walterstucco 9y agoWhat an ISP logs it's traffic made by ips not people Facebook tracks people not ips
- IanPBann 9y agoWhile the UK is still part of the EU, will there be a case to have your history removed under the new GDPR legislation?
- icebraining 9y agoNo, the GDPR allows states to include exceptions for such cases: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/exemptions/ https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-da...
- SmirkingRevenge 9y agoIn the end, incompetence might save us all :)