AT&T announced a limited launch of faster internet speeds in parts of Atlanta today, but that service comes at a high price: your privacy.
Terms of service for AT&T’s GigaPower Internet service note that the company is allowed to monitor “the webpages you visit, the time you spend on each, the links or ads you see and follow, and the search terms you enter.” AT&T calls its plan to spy on every move you make its “Internet Preferences” program.
The company offers the ability to “opt out” of Internet Preferences by paying an additional $30.00 per month on top of the $120 monthly service fee. But since the terms of service stipulate that AT&T “can “collect and use [your] web browsing information for other purposes, as described in our Privacy Policy, even if you do not participate in the Internet Preferences program,” this option has less to do with restoring privacy than with extracting thirty extra bucks per month from suckers who don’t bother to read the terms of service.
Getting a faster internet connection shouldn’t mean giving AT&T the right to monitor everything you do online. Send AT&T a message: don’t buy their GigaPower service at any price.
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