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Controversy over Internet Service Providers Selling Browsing History
TLDR In this episode, the hosts discuss the recent controversy over internet service providers being able to sell browsing history. They explore concerns about internet privacy, data breaches, and the potential for personalized ads, but ultimately conclude that it's not a major concern.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The hosts introduce a new segment called "Why is Everybody So Mad and Do I Have to Be Mad Also?" where they rate different topics and determine if people should care about them, and in this episode, they discuss the recent controversy over internet service providers being able to sell browsing history.
04:23
The hosts try to reach out to Senator Flake and internet service providers to discuss the recent controversy over internet privacy, but only one person, Howard Waltzman, agrees to talk to them.
08:00
The hosts discuss concerns about internet privacy and the potential for ISPs to serve more ads based on browsing habits, citing examples of sketchy behavior by companies like AT&T and Charter.
11:56
The hosts discuss concerns about data breaches and the potential for companies to track and target users with personalized ads, but ultimately conclude that while it may be annoying, it's not a major concern.
16:20
Helen Nissenbaum created a program called TrackMeNot that automatically sends random search queries to confuse Google and protect user privacy.
19:58
Dan Schultz created a program called Internet Noise that obfuscates users from ISPs by randomly visiting websites.
24:19
Jorge owes his friend Chris two emails that he promised to write, but never did, causing guilt and a sense of obligation for both parties.
28:39
Jorge forgives Chris for not writing the emails, but still feels guilty and obligated to write them, and Chris has a collection of emails from strangers that he wants Jorge to reply to, including one about a man named Randy who died and Chris wrote an article about.
33:04
Jorge and Chris are now free of worry and anxiety after sending out the emails, and they encourage others to participate in email debt forgiveness and share their email debt stories.
Categories:
Technology
Society & Culture
