No privacy rules needed: ISPs say Web browsing isn’t “sensitive” data

Re:No privacy rules needed: ISPs say Web browsing isn’t “sen... by bonzini on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:57PM (#13897426)

I suppose a water "carrier" could have a sieve to filter away unwanted particles, or could add chlorine to kill bacteria, etc. But it certainly couldn't do anything equivalent to keeping or selling logs...

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Re:No privacy rules needed: ISPs say Web browsing isn’t “sen... by yosamino on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:46PM (#13897848)

Well, they could drugtest your wastewater [0] and measure your water consumption with one of these "smart" meters at small intervals. It's not at the scale of data that an ISP could sift through, but with a little imagination, water can be a source of metadata...

[0] http://www.dw.com/en/experts-on-drug-wastewater-analysis-say...

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Re:No privacy rules needed: ISPs say Web browsing isn’t “sen... by subway on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:05PM (#13897487)

The "carrier" ceases to be just a "carrier" at that point. They're now both a "carrier" and a "filter".

Sometimes I just want unmolested water.

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Re:No privacy rules needed: ISPs say Web browsing isn’t “sen... by KMag on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:25PM (#13908001)

You and me both, General Ripper.

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