I'd agree with this. Anything greedy that the big guys do (even from only a perception standpoint) is good for us. It's a great marketing tool. So long as they don't figure a way to force anything on all of us.
On Friday, March 31, 2017, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > Somebody posted the link to the WISPA filing on this in the other thread > here... there is more going on here than the stuff about selling > information that's stuck all over the news. > Maybe it is a big corporate handout, in some ways, but as far as I can > tell, it's good for the likes of us in every way. We've already had several > customers worried that we're going to sell there information, and being > able to tell them that we have no intention of ever doing so is a good > selling point to those people... sure, the main reason that we aren't going > to sell that info may be because we don't have it, and we're too small for > anybody to want it even if we did, but that's beside the point. > > As far as I know, it hadn't ever actually taken effect anyway, so despite > what you'd think from what's on the news, nothing is actually changing from > how it always has been. > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Jason McKemie < > j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com');>> wrote: > >> This is a big corporate handout, no need to get conspiracy theories >> involved. >> >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','r...@triadwireless.net');>> wrote: >> >>> One other thing that I’m sure the Republicans considered when supporting >>> this bill. They know Google has been supplying and manipulating data and >>> search engines for the Democrats for years. Hell, they started a company >>> specifically to do just that. I think the Republicans are looking at >>> having access to that data as being important. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rory >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af-boun...@afmug.com');>] *On Behalf Of *Peter >>> Kranz >>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 30, 2017 5:10 PM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ISP Privacy Pledge >>> >>> >>> >>> It’s true, and it is the core business case of many other social network >>> companies, but people can choose not to use google.. How do they choose not >>> to use the only ISP in their market? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Peter Kranz *www.UnwiredLtd.com <http://www.unwiredltd.com/> >>> Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 <(510)%20868-1614> >>> Mobile: 510-207-0000 <(510)%20207-0000> >>> pkr...@unwiredltd.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pkr...@unwiredltd.com');> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af-boun...@afmug.com');>] *On Behalf Of *Rory >>> Conaway >>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 30, 2017 5:02 PM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ISP Privacy Pledge >>> >>> >>> >>> I heard a comment today that I had not thought about. Apparently Google >>> has been selling this data for years. The ISPs wanted to have the same >>> rights. Of course, prohibiting Google from selling this information never >>> crossed their minds. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rory >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af-boun...@afmug.com');>] *On Behalf Of *Peter >>> Kranz >>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 30, 2017 3:30 PM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] ISP Privacy Pledge >>> >>> >>> >>> While the FCC’s proposed “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of >>> Broadband and Other Telecommunication Services” rule might not have been >>> perfect, and potentially difficult to implement for small ISPs and WISPS, I >>> think the basic concept was sound. I created a simple non-legally binding >>> pledge that small ISPs and WISPS can sign up that I feel will demonstrate >>> one of the clear differentiators between us and larger ISPs who seek to >>> commodify every aspect of their customer’s usage. >>> >>> >>> >>> Check it out at http://privacypledge.us/ >>> >>> >>> >>> I’m open to comments or revisions, as my goal is not to own this, but to >>> try to get some visibility for our industry and its unique respect for the >>> end user. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Peter Kranz *www.UnwiredLtd.com <http://www.unwiredltd.com/> >>> Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 <(510)%20868-1614> >>> Mobile: 510-207-0000 <(510)%20207-0000> >>> pkr...@unwiredltd.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pkr...@unwiredltd.com');> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
