We had a big discussion of this not too long ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8890170 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8890170 But that was based

We had a big discussion of this not too long ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8890170 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8890170 But that was based on something on the EFF website. The good news here is that the NY Times has picked it up, not just on the web but also in their print edition. I pay Verizon over $200 per month for cellphones for me and my family. Verizon shouldn't be allowed to double dip. If they want to make money tracking me, then they can give me the phones for free. I'd probably accept that deal. I agree with those in the article who say we should reclassify broadband providers as common carriers. Otherwise it's never ending "whack a mole" as these greedy oligopolists try to think of new ways of monetizing us.