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[–] Lucidlethargy 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

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