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Which ISPs Are Spying On You?

Posted by kdawson on from the what-do-they-keep-and-how-long-do-they-keep-it dept.

firesquirt sends us an article from Wired about a survey they conducted to determine major ISPs' data retention and other privacy practices. Over a period of two months, four national ISPs would not give Wired the time of day; and another four answered some of their questions in a fashion not altogether reassuring.

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  1. in EU this is mandated by the government... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, in the European Union, such spying practices are _mandatory_.

  2. Re:Noisy clickstream by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Already done (see here)

    Also see Bruce Schneier's opinion on the matter.

    In short, it isn't a good idea.

  3. Re:All of them by crazy+al's · · Score: 5, Informative

    All of the United States' ISPs are MANDATED to have the ability to spy on you, at a moment's notice, and send the full stream they request off to FBI or whoever's data warehouse. and they (the ISP) must comply and must not tell you if they are doing so, courtesy of CALEA. Penalties start at $10,000 per day. Obligatory bow of the head: I, for one, welcome our new overlords.

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  4. Re:All of them, DUH - NO. Some do the right thing by RDaneel2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    "... All such orders will be reported to our entire customer base."

    Ummm... dream on about this part (at least), as "Patriot Act"-backed demands (with or without a warrant) can forbid the disclosure of said demand.

    And while an especially conscientious service provider might insist on dotting i's and crossing t's, it is doubtful any of their personnel (or bosses) will be willing to be jailed as a "terrorist". :(