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on Point 2: How is this any different then today with Comcast/Verizon etc..?

It's different because Comcast/Verizon don't have your email and your calendar and your web surfing habits and your voicemail and your text messages and your contacts and did I mention your email?

And ads/analytics/+1 buttons on pretty much every website ever.

people have been using this argument for years, just wondering has there ever been any example(citation) where this has been an issue yet ?

It's a great point. I've always shared the same suspicion, but there hasn't been any instance yet, at least in the public eye, where google has abused my personal data.

I think they've just realized for everyone to "move to the cloud", we need internet that makes it possible.

Huh?

Many people use Comcast/Verizon-provided email services. Most people use them for their home voicemail too. And they can absolutely see your surfing habits if they want to -- excluding encrypted communications, of course.

There's a gulf of difference between having access to your surfing habits and having access to that information via a structured database.

You're assuming that Comcast doesn't have this in a structured database?

Yes, because they also have access to data associated with your Google account and collected across the web through AdSense and Analytics.

However, having potentially millions of people with gigabit connections creates a whole new world for darknets so I think it's a net gain.

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