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Democrats aren't backing down on internet data privacy
Democrats aren't backing down on internet data privacy
Rosen's not the only politician looking to put pressure on the government to restore consumer privacy protection, either. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) said yesterday that he's leading a group of seven other democrats looking to get more clarity around how ISPs will use consumer data that's available to them.
engadget.com




Eh, I just have a VPN for my phone and a proxy for my computer.
The opt out for advertisers has always been an impractical mess. First you must enable 3rd party cookies, then you must carry a cookie everywhere. Every device, every browser, every app that fetches a page has to carry this cookie. Good luck. All that so only a few advertisers will honor your wishes about not being tracked. The only way to come close to opting out is to block all ads.
I've been harsh on Microsoft Windows for the same reason. They tack you across every Windows device you own but won't carry privacy settings between devices. Every user must set the same privacy settings individually across every Windows device despite every Windows device explicitly knowing who you are.
Don't get me started on Facebook. The stated goal of that company might as well be to make the color of your last stool sample public.
Everyone's gunning for your data without your consent (or making it impractical to opt out) and ISPs want to enhance that with super cookies. Gee, thanks, Republican Party.