high risk Five Eyes
United States
FCC deregulation (2017) allows ISPs to sell browsing history. No federal privacy law. PRISM surveillance programme.
Your ISPs
- Comcast
- AT&T
- Verizon
- Charter
- Cox
Government resource
https://www.ftc.gov/privacy-identity-online-security ↗Relevant articles for United States
- What your ISP can see — and what the law lets them do Your internet provider logs more than you think. Here's exactly what they capture, store, and who they can share it with.
- The Five Eyes surveillance alliance explained Australia, the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand share intelligence. If you live in any of these countries, your data is in the pool.
- What a VPN actually does — and what it doesn't VPNs are widely misunderstood. This explains what they protect you from, what they can't fix, and how to pick a trustworthy one.
- Why your email isn't private (and what to do about it) Gmail, Outlook, and most free email services scan your messages. Here's what that means and what private email actually looks like.
- Hotel WiFi is dangerous — here's your travel privacy kit Public and hotel networks are a hunting ground for attackers. This is your pre-travel checklist.
- Passwords 101 — why they fail and how to fix yours Most people use passwords that can be cracked in seconds. Here's the science of why, and a simple system that actually works.