“No one should have to give up privacy just because they can’t afford it.”The FCC is considering sweeping rules governing Internet privacy. It seems a simple enough proposition: Would you agree to receive marketing pitches in return for a discount on your high-speed Internet service? But privacy advocates are starting to worry about a society of privacy haves and have-nots. “Even if you pay extra for privacy, you can’t know what they’re actually doing,” he said. Chris Hoofnagle, an Internet law professor at UC Berkeley, said Comcast’s filing last week should serve as a reminder that the broadband Internet industry is different.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 09, 2016 10:00 UTC