[AusNOG] Australian ISP's Selling Browsing Data

[Mister Pink]

As part of the research I have been doing with regards to the Metadata
Retention Laws, I have hit upon an interesting question that I thought I
would put to this group.



A growing number of the VPN solutions that have been flooding the market
make the claim, or at least imply that ‘your ISP is probably storing your
browsing data and selling it.’



For example..



Purevpn “We let you surf the web anonymously making it impossible for
third-parties and ISPs to monitor your activities.”

HideMyAss “Stop your internet provider from selling your browsing history.”



Now this seems to be on the Horizon in the US (Though I suspect it has
actually been happening for a while there)
http://www.zdnet.com/article/trump-signs-into-law-privacy-killing-rules-that-let-isps-sell-your-browsing-history/



My initial thought was that this was probably very rare in Australia, but I
do know that there is both a market for this data, and that margins in the
ISP space are very tight, so I’d be surprised if no one was doing anything.
What I am interested in, is just how deep this rabbit hole goes ie how
common is it and what sort of shape it takes?



Now I’m not expecting anyone to put their hand up and say, yes we sell
everything to the highest bidder, but if you have seen any horror stories
on your travels, heard any rumours/anecdotes, or even been just approached
by data brokerage firms I’d love to hear about it.



TIA



Eric
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