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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by moose44 on Thursday January 11, 2024 @02:05PM (#38957125)
ISPs knowingly collect it and sell it. Proton (at least according to them) do not collect it. You must choose your VPN carefully.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by Tijdreiziger on Thursday January 11, 2024 @06:11PM (#38960880)
That’s a pretty strong statement to make about all ISPs in the world.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by moose44 on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:54AM (#38969555)
It's true. In fact, in the US they even lobbied congress to do so: https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/house-vote-sj-34-isp-regul...
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by Tijdreiziger on Friday January 12, 2024 @03:56PM (#38973916)
At most, this shows that ISPs in the US sell your data, not that all ISPs do so.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by reciprocity on Friday January 12, 2024 @01:20PM (#38971793)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/senate-votes-to-...

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Broadband_Consumer_Privac...

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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by Tijdreiziger on Friday January 12, 2024 @03:56PM (#38973910)
Those sources appear to be about ISPs in the US. At most, this shows that ISPs in the US sell your data, not that all ISPs do so.
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Re:Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service by okamiueru on Saturday January 13, 2024 @07:51PM (#38986314)
If any ISP were to be caught doing this in the EU, it would be fairly big news.
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