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ISPs knowingly collect it and sell it. Proton (at least according to them) do not collect it. You must choose your VPN carefully.
by moose44 3y ago
ISPs knowingly collect it and sell it. Proton (at least according to them) do not collect it. You must choose your VPN carefully.
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoThat’s a pretty strong statement to make about all ISPs in the world.
- moose44 3y agoIt's true. In fact, in the US they even lobbied congress to do so: https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/house-vote-sj-34-isp-regulations-fcc/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/house-vote-sj-34-isp-regul...
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoAt most, this shows that ISPs in the US sell your data, not that all ISPs do so.
- reciprocity 3y agohttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/senate-votes-to-let-isps-sell-your-web-browsing-history-to-advertisers/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/senate-votes-to-... See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Broadband_Consumer_Privacy_Proposal_repeal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Broadband_Consumer_Privac...
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoThose sources appear to be about ISPs in the US. At most, this shows that ISPs in the US sell your data, not that all ISPs do so.
- okamiueru 3y agoIf any ISP were to be caught doing this in the EU, it would be fairly big news.