FTC Staff Report Finds Many Internet Service Providers Collect Troves of Personal Data

guest · Oct 23, 2021

FTC: ISPs collect and monetize far more user data than you’d think
October 23, 2021
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...monetize-far-more-user-data-than-you-d-think/

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that the six largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the U.S. collect and share customers' personal data without providing them with info on how it's used or meaningful ways to control this process.

"Many internet service providers (ISPs) collect and share far more data about their customers than many consumers may expect—including access to all of their Internet traffic and real-time location data—while failing to offer consumers meaningful choices about how this data can be used," the FTC said.
This was found as part of a study, started in 2019, into the privacy practices of U.S. broadband companies and related entities and how they collect, retain, use, and disclose info about consumers and their devices.
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The six broadband providers included in FTC's report are AT&T Mobility, Cellco Partnership (aka Verizon Wireless), Charter Communications Operating, Comcast (aka Xfinity), T-Mobile U.S., and Google Fiber.

The FTC also included in the study three advertising entities affiliated with these companies: AT&T's Appnexus rebranded as Xandr, Verizon's Verizon Online, and Oath Americas rebranded as Verizon Media.
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Troubling data collection, protection, and sharing practices
"The report identified several troubling data collection practices among several of the ISPs, including that they combine data across product lines; combine personal, app usage, and web browsing data to target ads; place consumers into sensitive categories such as by race and sexual orientation; and share real-time location data with third-parties," the FTC said.
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FTC Staff Report Finds Many Internet Service Providers Collect Troves of Personal Data, Users Have Few Options to Restrict Use

Many internet service providers (ISPs) collect and share far more data about their customers than many consumers may expect—including access to all of their Internet traffic and real-time location data—while failing to offer consumers meaningful choices about how this data can be used, according to an FTC staff report on ISPs’ data collection and use practices.
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A Look at What ISPs Know About You: Examining the Privacy Practices of Six Major Internet Service Providers

Rasheed187 · Oct 24, 2021

I don't know about you guys, but I think it's a bit shocking. I haven't got a clue about the situation with ISP's in Europe. So perhaps it's still a good idea to use a VPN? But it's my impression that most of those VPN companies can't be trusted either. And certain experts actually advice not to use any of the commercial VPN's, see link.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/help-me-select-a-vpn.439807/page-4#post-3044197

BoerenkoolMetWorst · Oct 25, 2021

Internet Service Providers Collect, Sell Horrifying Amount of Sensitive Data, Government Study Concludes

“Even though several of the ISPs promise not to sell consumers personal data, they allow it to be used, transferred, and monetized by others."
The new FTC report studied the privacy practices of six unnamed broadband ISPs and their advertising arms, and found that the companies routinely collect an ocean of consumer location, browsing, and behavioral data. They then share this data with dodgy middlemen via elaborate business arrangements that often aren’t adequately disclosed to broadband consumers.
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/93b...-of-sensitive-data-government-study-concludes

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