The Thinning Line Between Commercial and Government Surveillance
Privacy doesn’t just benefit individuals. It’s crucial for a functioning democracy.
Internet service providers have realized that they are sitting on a treasure chest of data about your online activities that they could be selling to advertisers.
Recognizing the privacy threat, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that would have stopped them from doing so without your consent, but Congress recently shot down the regulation.
This is a big deal.
As part of the , we’ve been studying who tracks you online and how they do it. Here’s
