VPNs Are Absolutely a Solution to a Policy Problem
Well allow me to retort.<p>This article is saying, basically, that the tendency of ISPs to try to monetize user data is a natural consequence of capitalism, and trying to curb that tendency with legislation is ineffectual compared to the <i>real</i> solutions (fight monopolies, and everyone use a VPN).<p>I don&#x27;t buy it.  Roughly the same argument could be made about virtually any regulation.   &quot;Corporations are incentivized to pollute, so there&#x27;s no point trying to stop them.  Buy a water filter.&quot;  &quot;People will always try to get heroin, so there&#x27;s no point in restricting it.  Get some naloxone.&quot; Damn near <i>every</i> regulation is an attempt to counteract some profit-motivated tendency which is the unfortunate consequence of capitalism.  And as regulations go, user data is a lot easier to regulate than drugs or pollution.<p>&quot;Just get a VPN&quot; might be good advice for individuals, but it is emphatically not the society-wide solution to data privacy.  We can and should continue to fight for good legislation that protects us.