Is anyone else just really concerned about what is happening to the internet? The days of a free, open, fair, neutral, anonymous, and safe internet seem to be fading away.
I recently read this article from The Verge that discussed this legislation, and what it may mean for the future - http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15108474/isp-privacy-rules-congress-fcc-web-history
And quite frankly, it's just scary. Already, ISPs can now track your every move, and will be able to cross-reference your browsing activity with your credit cards, home address (since they already have that information) to build "premium" data to sell to ad and media networks. The article also mentions the continued erosion of privacy and security, and how things like supercookies (cookies you can't delete because they're not stored on your device) and ISP injected pop up ads could be on the table in the future. Couple all of this with the scaling back of net neutrality, and the web is about to become a very different place.
It's just sad to see all of this come crumbling down because of a few executives at places like Comcast and AT&T.
I recently read this article from The Verge that discussed this legislation, and what it may mean for the future - http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15108474/isp-privacy-rules-congress-fcc-web-history
And quite frankly, it's just scary. Already, ISPs can now track your every move, and will be able to cross-reference your browsing activity with your credit cards, home address (since they already have that information) to build "premium" data to sell to ad and media networks. The article also mentions the continued erosion of privacy and security, and how things like supercookies (cookies you can't delete because they're not stored on your device) and ISP injected pop up ads could be on the table in the future. Couple all of this with the scaling back of net neutrality, and the web is about to become a very different place.
It's just sad to see all of this come crumbling down because of a few executives at places like Comcast and AT&T.