&gt; The idea behind Free Basics is to offer a stripped-down version of the mobile web so people can access parts of the Internet without it counting against their data plans.<p>I hate it when people lie like this. The &quot;Free Basics&quot; would force all websites accessible on this scheme to go through FaceBook, including encrypted ones, so FaceBook can then log and analyze your data. This is <i>not</i> some generous scheme which just gives you free access to the Internet; it gives you free access to <i>FaceBook</i>, which then in turn gives you what <i>it</i> thinks is right.