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/
(Score: 1) by anubi on Friday February 03 2017, @11:17AM
The very same way I search through exabytes of information on the web to glean information of how to control the solenoids on the transmission of my van. Electronic searching. In my case.... Google.
They pick someone they want to run a trace on, and they probably know everywhere that guy has been and who he's talked to.
Looks quite useful for picking someone out for special treatment - legally.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]