[LouieFisk]

"They need to enforce property rights (e.g. spectrum ownership)"
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Let's be clear on what you say you want to be given away or sold to anyone who wants it:

"Internet providers like Comcast and Verizon collect their customers' personal information and sell it for targeted advertising to specific demographics, but concerns over internet privacy led the FCC to make a landmark ruling just last month. It says internet providers are now required to obtain explicit permission from customers before selling their browsing data.
That data includes internet history, mobile location, content of emails and financial data. It also requires providers to tell consumers what data they collect and why.

So, for a coupla bucks you'll hand over all you email and search history to any and all who ask? If we ponied up 5 bucks from the commenters on this thread, you'll upload your email & search history on this thread?

[palmer]

You can have my email and search history for free. There are a few caveats though, I use two IMAP accounts with SSL and my employer has exchange (also encrypted). Any websites I go to are HTTPS and those that are not are news and other public stuff. So you won't learn much. My situation is not unique, most people have encrypted comms for personal info.

Congress can pass a law requiring opt-in for participation. Right now most providers offer opt-out, only takes a little personal effort to protect your privacy.