Senate votes to allow ISPs to sell browsing history

[devo540]

What is Sonic's stance on the new bill passed by the Senate to allow ISPs to sell consumer's browsing history?

[miken]

We take consumer privacy very seriously. We've shown that in the past and will continue to show that in the future! https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-g ... uests-2015

[dane]

The unfortunate thing here is that the Senate was the hard pull for this, with a 50/48 margin. This seems likely to clear the House, so it's disappointing news.

[chucko]

For those of us on AT&T-provisioned lines, does AT&T monitor our traffic in any way that can be identified by user?

[dane]

For those of us on AT&T-provisioned lines, does AT&T monitor our traffic in any way that can be identified by user?

No, our wholesale bulk arrangement doesn't allow that. But they do log allocated IPs for much longer than we do, so we provide VPN for those who want to avoid that.

[dane]

I wrote an article on this topic which was published here:

http://mashable.com/2017/03/27/internet ... consumers/

I will also be joining an AMA on this topic, starting at 9am today:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ ... acy_rules/

[cnt100]

Thank you, Dane. I appreciate the heads up on this and I've emailed my rep. This is another reason I'm a Sonic fan--celebrating my 10th anniversary here this year.

[PC100]

Thank you Dane - that is great news! I called my rep and, for whatever it is worth, the speaker and majority leader. Glad to be with Sonic.

[Cusromer]

So.... does Sonic sell cusromer browsing history? Will it in the future?

[miken]

So.... does Sonic sell cusromer browsing history? Will it in the future?

No. We take user privacy very seriously and have always been very vocal about that commitment.