US Senate wants to let ISPs sell your web browsing history to advertisers
Last October, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) approved Internet privacy rules that would ban internet
service providers (ISPs) from sharing or selling your web browsing data to
advertisers without your consent. Unfortunately, the US Senate has recently
voted to eliminate these privacy rules, which means that your browsing data
might soon make its way to companies willing to pay for it.
The decision isn’t official yet, as the House
needs to approve it first. And even if it does, President Trump has the power
to keep the rules in place by issuing a veto.
Senator Richard Blumenthal is just one of
many who aren’t very happy about the new rules. He said that they are a direct
attack on consumers’ rights as well as on privacy. Senator Ed Markey took
things to another level by saying that ISP now stands for “information sold for
profit” and “invading subscriber privacy”. He also added that every American
should be alarmed by the violation of privacy that these changes will bring.
The vast majority of internet users probably
aren’t very happy about the new rules. The thought of someone selling your web
browsing data to a companies in the advertising industry surely scares a lot of
people. For now, all we can do is hope that the Senate’s decision doesn’t get
the green light, which means that the current rules that offer web users a lot
more protection will stay in place. Fingers crossed.
Source: androidauth
Via: Independent
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