PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
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| If you don't allow ATT to sell your browsing data...
THE TERRORISTS WIN!!
How can you be so unpatriotic as to allow that to happen? ATT will treat your information with kid gloves as they hand it off to the government and carefully selected sponsors. This is for your own good and for the benefit of our great nation. To think otherwise means your just another unpatriotic anarchist. Shame on you! SHAME ON YOU!
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | doesnt lower my ping!
lowering my ping in games would increase my online experience, will ISPs selling browsing data do that?
something tells me the magic eight ball: Not Likely.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | The only online benefit of selling this data
Is to make AT&T more money.
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psx_defector
join:2001-06-09
Allen, TX
| Eeeeeeeediotssss!
quote:
Maybe consumers would be more willing to hand over their browsing data as a new revenue stream if the process didn't begin with ISPs assuming all of their customers were idiots?
Probably because the vast majority of ISP customers ARE idiots.
"Oh no! My computer might be running slowly! Let me click on the link to fix it!"
"Wow, a price from Nigeria wants to have ME, of all people, help him transfer money. Let me break out my gold Amex."
People will go off on some quest half-cocked because some blog linked to another blog who linked to another blog about some injustice that actually never took place.
Idiots drive the world now. Gotta cater to them first. So we get lovely press speaking points talking about "enhanced user experience" and "better browsing". Never mind that most of it is indeed bullshit, but most idiots will never understand anyways. |
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OverModded
Premium
join:2002-03-03
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
1 edit |  Stop ads by using ad blockers
Stop all ads - targeted or not.
For Firefox:
»adblockplus.org/en/
For IE7:
»www.ie7pro.com/
And as far as collecting your browsing history, all ISPs can do it and they don't need DPI to accomplish it. And a monolith like Google which controls 70% of the search activity on the net, can do the same thing. And with Google's tie-in with DoubleClick that reach expands to many sites not related to Google.
Face it - there is little to no privacy while browsing and since the net was commercialized 20 years ago, there never was.
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azjerry
join:2002-12-04
Phoenix, AZ
| could?
Behavioral advertising "could prove quite valuable to consumers and could dramatically improve their online experiences, while at the same time protecting their privacy."
A lot of "could"s in that statement. They could just as accurately say it could cure cancer or could give you winning lottery numbers. How about more "will"s or "would"s? |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| AT&T?
NEVER!!1
AT&T is a Highly Reputable company!  
Wonder if this applies to AT&T wireless as well... 
Better stop surfing on my phone too, huh? 
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to OverModded
Re: Stop ads by using ad blockers
Ad Muncher - works with any browser:
»www.admuncher.com/
Your data is still scattered, but ads are not displayed!
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maartena
Super Grover
Premium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to en102
Re: The only online benefit of selling this data
said by en102  :Is to make AT&T more money. And although I *HATE* the idea, one could make the argument that if AT&T makes more money, they have more money for upgrades.
Sadly, a large chunk of that money will end up in the "christmas bonus" for the CEO. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to OverModded
Re: Stop ads by using ad blockers
said by OverModded :Stop all ads - targeted or not. For Firefox: » adblockplus.org/en/For IE7: » www.ie7pro.com/And as far as collecting your browsing history, all ISPs can do it and they don't need DPI to accomplish it. And a monolith like Google which controls 70% of the search activity on the net, can do the same thing. And with Google's tie-in with DoubleClick that reach expands to many sites not related to Google. Face it - there is little to no privacy while browsing and since the net was commercialized 20 years ago, there never was. First of all that doesn't from stop selling your data.
As far as ad blocke, you do realize the rason why you can surfer MILLIONS of sitesf or FREE is because of ads. If everyone blocked ads sites would have no recourse but to start charging. Sorry, but if I'm taking my times, worka dfn money bulding a website for YOU to surf for FREE the least you can do is put up with some ads. If not, then sorry you must PAY to come to my site. Bandwidth, hosting and my time isn't free. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Pay Me and I'll Do It
I'd have no problem with this if they passed that $2 a month down to me.
Yes, I really am that cheap.
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | They can stop talking about caps now.
If they are going to make money off my surfing habits then there's their money from extra badnwidth they supposedly need. $2=about 30 GB worth of bandwidth. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs:
·Charter Pipeline
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| reply to maartena
Re: The only online benefit of selling this data
said by maartena :said by en102 :Is to make AT&T more money. And although I *HATE* the idea, one could make the argument that if AT&T makes more money, they have more money for upgrades. continuing with that logic, everyone should pay $50 more per month because it will allow AT&T to have more money for upgrades. |
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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
clubs:
| and pigs can fly
...with sufficient force...
"Experience" ..yeah, sounds like a good time... not really.
And how exactly would any privacy be protected? Isn't it already funneled directly to the NSA anyway? Not only that, but tons of data flows through their networks from other companies. Would they then sell off another tap to ad agencies if your data passed through their networks??? |
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OverModded
Premium
join:2002-03-03
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
1 edit | reply to BF69
Re: Stop ads by using ad blockers
said by BF69 :said by OverModded :Stop all ads - targeted or not. For Firefox: » adblockplus.org/en/For IE7: » www.ie7pro.com/And as far as collecting your browsing history, all ISPs can do it and they don't need DPI to accomplish it. And a monolith like Google which controls 70% of the search activity on the net, can do the same thing. And with Google's tie-in with DoubleClick that reach expands to many sites not related to Google. Face it - there is little to no privacy while browsing and since the net was commercialized 20 years ago, there never was. First of all that doesn't from stop selling your data. As far as ad blockers, you do realize the reason why you can surf MILLIONS of sites for FREE is because of ads. If everyone blocked ads, sites would have no recourse but to start charging. Sorry, but if I'm taking my time, work and money building a website for YOU to surf for FREE the least you can do is put up with some ads. If not, then sorry you must PAY to come to my site. Bandwidth, hosting and my time isn't free. Of course, you can start charging for your site. That is your prerogative. But would anyone pay for it? That is why most sites are still free - no one would pay a nickel to go to them if they charged. Maybe the web needs a lot less sites if people won't pay to go to them.
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anonymous2
@mindspring.com | Either you with us or we will terminate your account
They win and you loose!!!! |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs: | reply to BF69
Re: Stop ads by using ad blockers
is that a joke? |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
1 edit | canceling dsl and pots today
goodbye AT&T! you've done many things over the years to make me hate you. helping the NSA spy on all americans really sticks out. but this is where i call (1-800-288-2020) and cancel my phone and internet services with you.
goodbye. |
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fatmanskinny
Premium
join:2004-01-04
Wandering | What's new???
Companies have been pimping consumer data for years. |
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viperlmw
Premium
join:2005-01-25
·Qwest.net
| reply to OverModded
Re: Stop ads by using ad blockers
said by OverModded :Face it - there is little to no privacy while browsing and since the net was commercialized 20 years ago, there never was. While this may be true, it doesn't mean we should stop fighting for more privacy. Fighting the good fight can be beneficial.
"Never give up! Never surrender"
Commander Taggert, NSEA Protector |
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