Congress to US citizens: Want online privacy? Pay up!<article>
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<p>Tuesday’s congressional
vote to repeal U.S. restrictions on broadband providers doesn’t mean that online privacy is dead. Consumers will just have to pay for it.</p><p>The coming repeal, which President Trump is expected to sign into law, paves a clearer path for broadband providers to sell customers’ internet browsing history and other online data, without their consent.</p><p>Privacy advocates are worried. Imagine corporate giants snooping on your internet activities, and then bombarding your PC, phone and TV with targeted ads.</p><p>However, the privacy rule rollback might have an opposite effect too. Expect broadband providers and other internet services to emerge offering online privacy protections -- but at a price.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3186428/privacy/congress-to-us-citizens-want-online-privacy-pay-up.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Congress to US citizens: Want online privacy? Pay up!