Opinion How The Republicans Sold Your Privacy To Internet Providers

Opinion How The Republicans Sold Your Privacy To Internet Providers President trump might soon sign a bill that lets internet service providers sell your web browsing history and other personal information. Washington ― house republicans jammed through a measure on tuesday overturning the obama administration’s rules that would have banned telecom and cable companies from sharing customers’ personal information, including web browsing history, without their consent. the house resolution passed 215 205, mostly on party lines.

Opinion How The Republicans Sold Your Privacy To Internet Providers It’s no surprise that americans were unhappy to lose online privacy protections earlier this month. across party lines, voters overwhelmingly oppose the measure to repeal the fcc’s privacy rules for internet providers that congress passed and president donald trump signed into law. Some house republicans say requiring the fcc to get consent from consumers before sharing data approaches government overreach. house democrats say not putting those protections in place sets up. The us house of representatives voted on tuesday to kill a set of obama era privacy regulations for internet service providers created by the federal communications commission last october. On thursday, the senate voted along party lines, 50 48, to scrap those privacy rules, making it easier for broadband providers to share browsing history information about their customers.

Opinion Republicans Attack Internet Privacy The New York Times The us house of representatives voted on tuesday to kill a set of obama era privacy regulations for internet service providers created by the federal communications commission last october. On thursday, the senate voted along party lines, 50 48, to scrap those privacy rules, making it easier for broadband providers to share browsing history information about their customers. These reforms would have stopped internet service providers (isps) from selling consumer’s browsing history, geolocations, and social security numbers to advertisers and other data hungry. On tuesday, house republicans said the privacy rules were unfair to the market, subjugating broadband providers to stricter standards, while allowing internet companies such as google and. House republicans voted on tuesday to allow internet service providers like comcast, verizon, and at&t to sell your private data to the highest bidder for tracking and marketing purposes. the. Now senator jeff flake of arizona plans to introduce a resolution to overturn the fcc rules, enabling internet providers and wireless companies to sell your data unless you explicitly opt out.