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Title: Senate votes to kill FCC's broadband privacy rules Post by: HCK on March 26, 2017, 04:05:14 pm Senate votes to kill FCC's broadband privacy rules
<article> <section class="page"> <p> The U.S. Senate has voted to kill broadband provider privacy regulations prohibiting them from selling customers' web-browsing histories and other data without their permission.</p><p> The Senate's 50-48 vote Thursday on a resolution of disapproval (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/34/text) would roll back Federal Communications Commission rules (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3135996/internet/fcc-tells-isps-to-get-customer-permission-before-sharing-sensitive-info.html) requiring broadband providers to receive opt-in customer permission to share sensitive personal information, including web-browsing history, geolocation, and financial details with third parties. The FCC approved the regulations just five months ago.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3184410/security/senate-votes-to-kill-fccs-broadband-privacy-rules.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Senate votes to kill FCC's broadband privacy rules (http://www.macworld.com/article/3184410/security/senate-votes-to-kill-fccs-broadband-privacy-rules.html#tk.rss_all) |