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The bastards did it: Senate votes against privacy

Accepted submission by Anonymous Cowarder at 2017-03-23 20:30:34 from the shear-milk-but-do-not-pet-em dept.
Digital Liberty

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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/03/23/congress-is-poised-to-undo-landmark-rules-covering-your-internet-privacy/ [washingtonpost.com]


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