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Senate Votes Against FCC Internet Privacy Rules

posted by takyon on Saturday March 25 2017, @07:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the shear,-milk,-but-do-not-pet-'em dept.

Anonymous Cowarder writes:

The Senate just voted to undo landmark rules covering your Internet privacy

U.S. senators voted 50 to 48 to approve a joint resolution from Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules from going into effect. The resolution also would bar the FCC from ever enacting similar consumer protections. It now heads to the House.

takyon: Also at NPR, The Hill, Reuters, Ars Technica, and EFF.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Saturday March 25 2017, @07:53PM (4 children)

    by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Saturday March 25 2017, @07:53PM (#484175)

    The target incident was pregnancy detection before the girl's father noticed. The girl had to know in order to change her purchasing decisions enough to be detected.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Sulla on Sunday March 26 2017, @12:01AM (3 children)

    by Sulla (5173) on Sunday March 26 2017, @12:01AM (#484224) Journal

    This. It is absolutely unacceptable the amount of power being given to corporations and the lack of any protection of privacy.

    Guess I shouldn't be surprised with a senate full of treasoners like McCain and Graham.

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    Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 26 2017, @12:55AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 26 2017, @12:55AM (#484233)

      Lol. I like how your enemies are your enemies no matter what the issue. Life sure is simple, ain't it?

      • (Score: 2) by Sulla on Monday March 27 2017, @12:36AM (1 child)

        by Sulla (5173) on Monday March 27 2017, @12:36AM (#484484) Journal

        Yes. I hate neocons. Be they John "NDAA detention without the 4th" McCain, Graham, Pelosi, or Reid.

        But I am a greedy vengeful person who prefers freedom to corporate power and peace to war. Convenient how the same people tend to alwyas tow the line when it comes to ruining those things.

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        Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 02 2017, @04:34PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 02 2017, @04:34PM (#487958)

          Woooosh!
          Stupid people don't know they are stupid.