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by JoshTriplett 3373 days ago
You can choose not to use any particular site or service. However, there's little to no effective market for ISPs in many localities, so if the one or two ISPs in your area don't provide effective privacy, then you're screwed.

In a market where everyone has a wide variety of ISPs available and people can start one without massive infrastructure work (for instance, with widely available fiber infrastructure and a choice of who to light it), then we don't need as many restrictions on ISPs can do; people can handle that by selecting an ISP that meets their requirements.

But until we can make ISPs less of a monopoly, and make it possible for others to easily enter the market, then it's reasonable to restrict what those monopolies can do.