similar to the rules applied to online companies like Google and Facebook, though Democrats in Congress supported the FCC's stricter rules for ISPs because the companies can see each customer's entire browsing history. Democrats also argued that consumers should have a greater expectation of privacy with Internet service because it's a subscription-based offering and difficult to switch Internet providers.
Republicans argued that stricter rules for ISPs would confuse consumers and stifle competition in the advertising market. They said the Federal Trade Commission should regulate ISP privacy instead of the FCC but did not take any immediate action to replace the FCC rules that are being eliminated.Like usual the problem with Republicans is their tendency of only thinking for companies and rich people. They want the companies to be able to do whatever they want.
Under prior rules, customers could avoid the online data trackers by either avoiding the sites that do it or using privacy settings that prevented the browser from allowing sites access to the cookies. Or clearing cookies on exit.
I do not use Facebook. I do not use Google search most of the time. They are the best so when a search returns crap I'll switch to Google. I do not use either because I do not care for spying.
I do not use Google Chrome because of Google's data tracking tendencies.
Blogger is the only Google property that I use regularly.
I am not a fan of Windows 10 because of the spying tendency. I use Windows 10 because Windows is a necessity and I want the latest Windows.
By allowing ISPs to do it, there is no way to avoid it. Privacy settings don't work against an ISP spying on their customers. And quite frankly Internet is a necessity.
And with there typically being only one broadband ISP in an area(especially rural areas ie the ones that support the Republicans for some odd reason), you cannot move to a new one that isn't spying.
Why exactly is it so confusing for customers anyway? And how is stifling competition in the advertising market?
And quite frankly, I would rather there be a law that says, companies cannot track people without their permission. Than this companies can do whatever they like.
