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posted by on Thursday February 02 2017, @04:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the another-special-relationship dept.

Full of confidence in Ajit Pai – the new boss at the FCC, America's communications watchdog – groups representing US telcos are seeking a repeal of the regulator's privacy rules.

Citing the appointment of Pai and the imminent decision to roll back the previous administration's net neutrality protections, industry groups now hope that the little requirement for an opt-in for the collection of user data will be frozen, if not done away with completely.

[...] "For over twenty years, ISPs have protected their consumers' data with the strongest pro-consumer policies in the internet ecosystem," the group writes.

"ISPs know the success of any digital business depends on earning their customers' trust on privacy."

Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/31/net_neutrality_dead_privacy_next/


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by anubi on Thursday February 02 2017, @06:59AM

    by anubi (2828) on Thursday February 02 2017, @06:59AM (#461906) Journal

    Quite true.

    Food safety: I can detect spoiled food, trace it back to where it spoiled. Hold someone responsible.

    Building Codes: I can inspect item to see if it meets requirements, if not, have them fix it or I won't sign off.

    Air Pollution: Trace it back to the pipe its coming from. Hold the owner of the pipe responsible.

    Drug Efficacy: Good one. No-one seems to know whether the chemical really works or not, or on who it works for. That's why we have to sign all these releases.

    Anything involving our computer codes: its all "hold harmless". No one responsible. If its as much as "protected by an electronic lock", its even unlawful for us to even look at it. If you wanted to spill the beans above the table, make sure the people you do business with have agreed that you will share the info "only as permitted by law", while having Congressmen pen law that you can share it with anyone you have a "business relationship" with..... i.e. they provided you with a "valuable consideration" for the data. Simply print on your business agreement things like " can you limit this sharing? NO ".

    People are incredibly tolerant of signing away anything when the salesman has done a good job, and they feel they just gotta have this thing.

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