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I agree with you but there's arguably a line to be drawn between say the Facebooks or Googles of the world - where arguably you're giving consent by using the p
by bitxbitxbitcoin 7y ago
I agree with you but there's arguably a line to be drawn between say the Facebooks or Googles of the world - where arguably you're giving consent by using the platform and there are others to choose from - and ISPs especially as there may only be one ISP available to you in rural Maine.
- sorenn111 7y agoNo need to go all the way to rural Maine. In NYC and SF, I've never had more than 2 options both of which are terrible and have the same faults and flaws. A 2 company oligopoly with high annoyance/cost of switching is not much better than monopoly.
- mirimir 7y agoPlease see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22386065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22386065 Also, I wasn't just talking about ISPs and Internet firms. How is it OK for banks to sell data about their customers?