Here's a quick explanation:
- People do "opt in" to giving search history and other private information to Google and Facebook (and some other sites) simply by using those sites. However, it is pretty easy to simply NOT USE those sites and avoid the problem. Use search engines that don't collect and sell search data (ixquick.com is a good one, and there are others).
- Many, many people in this country do not "opt in" to giving internet browsing history to their internet service provider, because they only have the option of 1 internet service provider and, even if you have multiple options, probably all of them are going to sell your data now. Common options for internet service are Verizon FIOS, AT&T, Comcast/Xfinity and Spectrum/Time Warner. All of those supported this bill and will rely on the repeal of the law to sell the information about the sites you visit to advertisers, marketing companies and God knows who else. I'm not sure that any major ISPs will not do this.
- You then have 2 options to prevent your internet history from being sold: use a virtual private network (which costs money, many people don't understand and slows your connection speeds) or don't use the internet. Is that even realistic in this day and age? Almost certainly not, so you can accept that your data is not private or you can subscribe and use a VPN.
If it's not a big deal, post your last week's browser history, without any editing. I'd love to see it.