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With Net Neutrality Pretty Much Dead in the US, Your Privacy is Next

Accepted submission by mrpg mailto:mrpgNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org at 2017-01-31 00:55:43
Digital Liberty

Full of confidence in Ajit Pai – the new boss at the FCC, America's communications watchdog – groups representing US telcos are seeking a repeal of the regulator's privacy rules.

Citing the appointment of Pai and the imminent decision to roll back the previous administration's net neutrality protections, industry groups now hope that the little requirement for an opt-in for the collection of user data will be frozen, if not done away with completely.

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"For over twenty years, ISPs have protected their consumers' data with the strongest pro-consumer policies in the internet ecosystem," the group writes.

"ISPs know the success of any digital business depends on earning their customers' trust on privacy."

With net neutrality pretty much dead in the US, your privacy is next [theregister.co.uk]


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