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C0deZer0

Oc'D To Rhythm And Police

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join:2001-10-03

Tempe, AZ 25 recommendations C0deZer0 Premium Member Can we get the pitchforks? Shenanigans are a-brewin.

camper

just visiting this planet

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join:2010-03-21

Bethel, CT 22 recommendations camper Premium Member At what point does this become extortion?

For this area, Comcast's website offers 25/5mbps for $70 per month.



Comcast has previously stated data cap fees are coming.



Now Comcast wants to add a "protect my privacy" charge on top of that ridiculously over-priced 25/5 service?



At what point does this become a shakedown extortion scheme?

Rogue Wolf

voted for you for GOAT

join:2003-08-12

Troy, NY 19 recommendations Rogue Wolf Member Listening to ISP think tanks helps the poor! Because the amount of pure, unadulterated bullshit they spew could fertilize countless fields to grow food for the hungry.

ham3843

join:2015-01-15

USA 17 recommendations ham3843 Member Charging for privacy in ANY case is ludicrous! These companies are so delusional it makes my head spin.



It's just a brazen money grab and NOTHING else.



Of course these same companies will spend an untold fortune in PR money to

convince the public and consumer otherwise, but all they are doing is further

enraging the customer.



What a bunch of unethical, greedy bastids.

dvd536

as Mr. Pink as they come

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join:2001-04-27

Phoenix, AZ 12 recommendations dvd536 Premium Member still dont know after you pay if they don't sell your info. how do you really know?

ILpt4U

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join:2006-11-12

Saint Louis, MO 92.5 8.7

ARRIS TM822

Asus RT-N66

1 edit 10 recommendations ILpt4U Premium Member OK...allow it...BUT OK, sure, FCC, don't ban the practice...BUT tie it to Loop Unbundling/requiring Plant owners to lease the Access Network to Competitive ISPs



If there were competition over the Networks, this problem would solve itself...



You know what really benefits the "poor"/people with less money? Cheaper goods/services. What puts downward pressure on prices? Competition



Either NO upcharge for privacy, or if there is one, Plant Owner must allow Competitive Access to the Network



I hope the FCC just releases a one word Press Release Response: BULLSHIT sd70mac

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join:2015-10-18

Woodstock, IL Zoom 5370

Linksys WRT1900ACS

ARRIS SB6190

8 recommendations sd70mac Premium Member I was think about this yesterday... I was think about this yesterday, and realized that the ISPs would only be helping to lower prices this way if they were charging BELOW cost, infrastructure and customer service-wise, to deliver internet access, and subsidizing it with ad revenue. This is clearly not the case, and moreover, would only be true if prices were significantly lower (under $30 a month?). Slyster

join:2015-01-08

Sugar Grove, VA 8 recommendations Slyster Member Coming up.. Corporate Shakedowns.



It will never end.



As I pointed out in another topic and someone point on in this topic... After paying this " Privacy Fee " ( Mob Protection Fee is more like it ) we still have no proof at all that our information is no changing hands. None. Unless you feel that these ISPs are trustworthy..................... Didnt think so. They are after the money. They will take ours and then turn around and sell to whoever wants the information. mxyztplk

join:2003-07-24

San Jose, CA 6 recommendations mxyztplk Member Other Forthcoming ISP Think Tank Reports... "How Duopolies Benefit Society"



"Going Without Internet Service or Homelessness: Which To Choose?"



"Rotten, Exhorbitant Internet Service Helps Prepare Your Children For The Cruelties Of Life."



"The Stockholm Effect Is Good For You!"



"The Federal Government: Do We Really Need It?"

Anon8daba

@mycingular.net 6 recommendations Anon8daba Anon Meh It ain't bad .. Compare to back in the 90's when you had to pay your pine company to keep your phone unlisted. Att would not like my internet habits .. 90% porn and 10% Netflix mmay149q

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Dallas, TX 5 recommendations mmay149q Premium Member Raises hand.... Slaps Randall Stephenson and Brian Roberts in the face with said raised hand.

cowboyro

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join:2000-10-11

Shelton, CT 5 recommendations cowboyro Premium Member The 2nd ammendment people need to do something about it... Obviously go to vote and kick out of the office the politicians who allow it to happen.

Curley

USA - Corporations #1 People #2

join:2002-04-10

USA 1 edit 5 recommendations Curley Member Underaged children have no rights to privacy without paying? It's crazy that companies are even allowed to automatically opt-you-in for tracking and marketing purposes. The laws should be automatically set to opt-out for marketing and selling your info, unless you agree and sign to opt-in. It just shows how much lawmakers favor businesses over individuals rights.



Prices are already sky high for basic internet connections due to ISP monopoly/duopoly that has been allowed to occur. The ISP and telecommunication companies already reap hundreds of millions of dollars from our government to have access to their networks in order to spy on us. Now they want to charge bribe us in order to keep our private information out of marketers hands too. The greed just never ends with these guys.



It should be illegal for them to track, collect, and sell our internet activity, especially if there are underaged children in the household, unless they get explicit written permission from the parents. How this is even allowed to happen without protections put in place for under aged children is mind-boggling to me.

KrK

Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy

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join:2000-01-17

Tulsa, OK 5 recommendations KrK Premium Member When the Mafia charges for "Protection"... ... from them, it's called extortion, and is a federal crime. When ISP's charge you for protection from them, it's called "Good business practices."



Nope.



Make this practice illegal. Immediately. bcltoys

join:2008-07-21 5 recommendations bcltoys Member Sooo you pay them now what. Now that you/I have paid how can we be sure they are keeping their end of the deal. We can't, in my case I don't have anything to worry about don't have Comcrap or AT&T. But this will proly be a monkey see monkey do charge all ISP'S will try out.



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Anon84be4

@verizon.net 2 recommendations Anon84be4 Anon Here's an Arguement they could use I like being a devil's advocate and putting words in politicians' mouths, so what they could say is that "in practice we do not put the client's privacy in jeopardy; all we are doing is offering our advertising partners an opportunity to make more targeted advertisement pitches to our consumers. In theory if people are paranoid about so called "spying" they could opt out for that reason, but the real reason we are offering the opt out is simply for those who do not feel comfortable with us using this additional degree of selling psychology to help our partners market to them. It's like, how if you don't feel comfortable sitting through a time share presentation and having the marketer pitch to you then you can opt to avoid that, but then you won't get the free ticket to Disneyland for a day because you decided to forego us that potential revenue opportunity. In practice these things don't effect you; you aren't giving up your security or being forced to buy something you don't want, but... if it makes you uncomfortable, that's ok too... for a price." WhatNow

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Charlotte, NC 2 recommendations WhatNow Premium Member VPN I know just enough about VPN to be dangerous so here is a question from an idiot on the subject. If you are willing to pay for VPN can ATT or Comcast see anything but your connection to the VPN and then a encrypted data stream? grabacon9

join:2013-08-21

Spencer, IN 2 recommendations grabacon9 Member Eats your bandwidth too! Typical dumbness.

neill6705

join:2014-08-09 2 recommendations neill6705 Member This reminds me... Time to renew my PIA subscription.