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News fatigue in 2017 has been very real. It’s hard to keep track of the latest scandal, international humanitarian crisis, or crappy thing the government has done. So since it’s the holidays, here’s a little gift from Motherboard: a friendly reminder that repealing net neutrality wasn’t the only thing the government did this year to bring us closer to an internet dystopia. Republicans in Congress also made it legal again for internet service providers to collect your personal data and sell it to advertisers—without telling you a thing. Under President Barack Obama, the Federal Communications Commission approved a slate of sweeping privacy regulations that would have required ISPs to gain explicit consent from customers before sharing or selling their user data, including browsing history, social security numbers, and mobile location. This data is highly valuable to advertisers for providing targeted ads online, but would mean a wider array of companies would have access to some of your most private online information. These rules were supposed to go […]
Yes, a very good reminder, Stephan. I use PIA based in Denver. There are other trustworthy VPN choices. A tip, beware of the free VPN’s, they may not protect you. Recommend looking at sites like Toms Hardware and other sites for VPN recommendations and criteria for selecting them.
Oops meant to say Toms Guide and lifehacker, etc. Also, good idea to use search engines which utilize anonymous proxy server to protect your searches from the Google monster. It is simple and takes a only few minutes of research to protect yourself. Again, good end of the year reminder and call to action.