Courtesy of Jean Luc
I am trying to remember who on this board said that people wanted to Trump because they want their freedom back. Well….
Congress begins rolling back Obama’s broadband privacy rules
By Daniel Cooper, Endgadget
As expected, Republicans in Congress have begun the process of rolling back the FCC’s broadband privacy rules which prevent excessive surveillance. Arizona Republican Jeff Flake introduced a resolution to scrub the rules, using Congress’ powers to invalidate recently-approved federal regulations. Reuters reports that the move has broad support, with 34 other names throwing their weight behind the resolution.
The rules require broadband providers to secure their customers’ consent before they can sell their private data to marketing agencies. That information includes your precise geolocation, financial and health data, information about your children and your social security number. In addition, the rules forbade ISPs from storing your web browsing, app usage and contents of your text messages automatically.
So your private information, everything from health and financial information will be sold to the highest bidder from your ISP. Sure social networks already do that, but you can choose not to participate. It’s not like you can opt out from your ISP. So much for freedom there!
