Own a business? Here's why you should care about protecting your data from ISP overreach: #mepolitics
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ISPs track data by viewing activity across user accounts - giving them an even more comprehensive picture than Google or Facebook can get.
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While the data ISPs collect and sell to 3rd parties is anonymized, it's still possible to dig deep enough to find the owner.
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Plus, the process of collecting and storing your company's Internet data creates another trove of information vulnerable to hackers.
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ISPs have access to anything that can be inferred from the websites your employees visit, when they visit them, and how much data is transmitted to those websites. This could include:
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*Where your company and employees bank *Who provides your insurance *Professional services you use *The type of information you are gathering or research you are doing *and so much more
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This could be especially problematic for larger companies and those that deal with sensitive (and valuable) information like healthcare and finance.
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Which brings us back to the beginning: if you own a business, you should care about ISP privacy. And if you own a business in Maine, you should call your state legislators to vote
#YesOnLD946 to put important protections in place.Show this thread - End of conversation
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