Although I stand behind your cause, I think the summary in the whitepaper is heavy-handed. For example:
"Big internet companies are paying huge sums of money to learn more about their clients activities. Despite the precautions users employ to avoid being tracked, Internet Service Providers (ISP) can still monitor them. It may seem harmless to some people, but most users are resigned to it, and accept it as a necessary evil in this modern world."
In some countries ISPs monitor because they are legally obliged to do so. It's in the ISPs' interest to not bother you too much in order to keep you as their paying customer, but they may be restricted in their freedom by law. So there's also a political aspect, not just an economic one, although the two may overlap. In democratic states, not only government, but also citizens, non-government organizations and business shape the law.
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Some typos in the Whitepaper.
Summary, page 3:
- clients activities: clients' activities
- users as nothing more: users are nothing more
Thanks for pointing out the typos, We'll take the time to correct them asap !
Of course, what you're saying is true, ISPs have legal obligations and it probably bother some of them to have to monitor their clients against their will. That's why we say it's a necessary evil for some, we do not blame the ISPs for doing what they do (Unless they use this data for commercial usage). However, ISPs might not be able to do anything about it because of the law or pressure from the government, but as a user you can oppose to that by adopting alternative systems of communication such as WWAM for example. End to end encryption can definitely put an end to privacy concerns, however it's the responsibility of the users to massively adopt it (And not only for communication, even if that's what WWAM is about).
