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Makes sense. If ISPs were allowed to share home addresses then a lot of creeps and scammers could abuse that system.

• mmh0000 3y ago
  Welcome to America! ISPs do that, but it's a lot worse if you consider your mobile provider to be an ISP. https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/07/10/data-broker-offers-new-service-showing-where-they-have-spotted-your-car/?sh=34217ec7470b https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/07/10/data-brok... https://www.vice.com/en/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunter-300-dollars-located-phone-microbilt-zumigo-tmobile https://www.vice.com/en/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunte...
  • zirgs 3y ago
    I'm pretty sure that sort of thing would be a gross GDPR violation in the EU.
• copperx 3y ago
  Imagine being doxxed by your own ISP.
  • wkat4242 3y ago
    Of course they have to obey court orders. The Dutch ISPs fought this in court but they lost in some cases.
    • zirgs 3y ago
      There's a difference between getting a court order and someone saying - "I saw that X IP address shared a copyrighted file - can I get their name and address?"