Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago2024 Pornhub Visitors by Operating Systemlemmy.caimagemessage-square124linkfedilinkarrow-up1479arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up55arrow-down3·1 year agoRemember kids, when you watch porn on Windows, Bill watches with you.
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoA better, more factual, reminder is that if you’re not using a VPN, your ISP is recording all of that, and potentially selling that information. This is not fear mongering, like the comment I’m replying to. It’s very real.
minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoThey can see what website you go to, and how much data you exchange with it, but not what specific page on that site you’re looking at or what specific data you send (for example my ISP can’t tell that I’m making this specific comment). Provided the site is using SSL of course.
minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoTrue, though all they can see is the domains/IPs and the rough traffic flow, nothing specific. And I’m not fearmongering, I’m making a joke. :P
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoiirc, in the EU its illegal for isps to collect or sell data.
Remember kids, when you watch porn on Windows, Bill watches with you.
I’m counting on it.
I hope he likes my taste
A better, more factual, reminder is that if you’re not using a VPN, your ISP is recording all of that, and potentially selling that information.
This is not fear mongering, like the comment I’m replying to. It’s very real.
They can see what website you go to, and how much data you exchange with it, but not what specific page on that site you’re looking at or what specific data you send (for example my ISP can’t tell that I’m making this specific comment).
Provided the site is using SSL of course.
True, though all they can see is the domains/IPs and the rough traffic flow, nothing specific. And I’m not fearmongering, I’m making a joke. :P
iirc, in the EU its illegal for isps to collect or sell data.