How much is your privacy worth?

That’s the question that Comcast customers may soon face if the broadband giant decides to start offering discounts in exchange for more intrusive access to user data.

This is not idle speculation. In a Federal Communications Commission filing this week, Comcast urged regulators not to ban internet service providers from offering cheaper service plans for those customers willing to accept increased monitoring of their web browsing habits.
​Comcast’s Defense of ‘Pay-For-Privacy’ Alarms Consumer Advocates

Source: Vice Magazine

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