Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 1 year agoUK online safety law is going to change the way we use the internetwww.newscientist.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up121file-text
arrow-up121external-linkUK online safety law is going to change the way we use the internetwww.newscientist.comChris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 1 year agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePowderhorn ( Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoSo far as the internet knows from my IP address, I’ve not been in Texas for years. VPNs are crucial for navigating the modern internet, and not just for porn. Why should my ISP be able to sell my browsing history when I’m paying for the service?
minus-square667 ( 667@lemmy.radio ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoBecause it, quite unethically, is in the EULA none of us are equipped to read.
So far as the internet knows from my IP address, I’ve not been in Texas for years. VPNs are crucial for navigating the modern internet, and not just for porn. Why should my ISP be able to sell my browsing history when I’m paying for the service?
Because it, quite unethically, is in the EULA none of us are equipped to read.