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Verizon, AT&T, Comcast Say They Will Not Sell Customer Browsing Histories (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the some-relief dept.

Comcast, Verizon, AT&T Inc said Friday they would not sell customers' individual internet browsing information, days after the U.S. Congress approved legislation reversing Obama administration era internet privacy rules. From a report on Reuters: The bill would repeal regulations adopted in October by the Federal Communications Commission under former President Barack Obama requiring internet service providers to do more to protect customers' privacy than websites like Alphabet's Google or Facebook. The easing of restrictions has sparked growing anger on social media sites. "We do not sell our broadband customers' individual web browsing history. We did not do it before the FCC's rules were adopted, and we have no plans to do so," said Gerard Lewis, Comcast's chief privacy officer. He added Comcast is revising its privacy policy to make more clear that "we do not sell our customers' individual web browsing information to third parties." Verizon does not sell personal web browsing histories and has no plans to do so in the future, said spokesman Richard Young.

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  1. Sure, sure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    For now they won't. They'll just wait for another Trump tweet to take away the attention.

    1. Re:Sure, sure by DickBreath · · Score: 5, Insightful

      No, really. Really. They really won't sell your personal information.

      They'll rent it out instead. I promise. Trust me. And believe me, I know about personal information. The best personal information. Beautiful classy personal information.

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      I'll see your senator, and I'll raise you two judges.
  2. Words Matter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They'll sell them in bulk, not individually. Though, they'll probably make more money data mining than selling. Like how Facebook doesn't sell your data but lets advertisers exactly target the group they want. Technically Facebook didn't sell your data, but to the end user the visible effects are the same.

  3. Not Yet by kackle · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, not THIS year... But once everyone is paying attention to something else, perhaps... Fine print is easily and often changed.

  4. Re:Oh, really? Still trying to sell that lie? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why would they sell it? It is far more valuable to pump into their own (Aol/Yahoo) ad exchanges and not share it with Google/Facebook.

  5. There...fixed that for them by hyades1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Verizon, AT&T, Comcast Say They Will Not Sell Customer Browsing Histories until all the fuss dies down

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    I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
  6. To clarify: Google doesn't sell data by raymorris · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You said it, but your wording was such that it might be unclear. Google doesn't sell information about users. Google sells ads. The user data their golden egg they keep top secret, and use to sell ads.