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		alyandon on March 2, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Confirms Plan to Offer Wireless Service Unfortunately, your average non-technical person probably won't understand the privacy implications of an ISP offering a service discount in exchange for the ability to provide them with "relevant" and/or "targeted" advertising (typical weasel words used to avoid plainly stating your ISP is spying on you).

mindslight on March 2, 2015 [–]

I think there's a better chance to realize they're giving something up if they're saving money by doing so.

Then again maybe I'm just being too optimistic on this point (hey, I need at least one).

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