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| said by gatorkram  :The post office doesn't have the right to open our letters, and read them. Why should our internet packets be any different? I want to be upfront and state that I don't agree with the mining of personal information for advertising purposes by ISPs. That said, your analogy isn't 100% accurate because most Internet traffic is sent in clear text. In general, you have as much expectation of privacy on each packet as you do on a post card. Usually only postal workers can read your post card, just as usually only transit providers can read your packets. If you're sending sensitive information, obfuscate it with encryption (ie, stuff it in an envelope).
That said, I also expect the post office to not read my post cards from friends saying "The weather is great here, you should check it out!" and have me put on a list to receive ads from MLT Vacations. |
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