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October 28, 2016

New FCC Rule Limits Internet Providers from Selling Customer Data
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Broadband internet providers will need to ask for permission if they
want to sell customers' private data to third parties, under new rules
adopted Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission. Watchdog
groups are hailing the move as a major step forward on internet privacy.
The media reform group Free Press said, "The companies that carry all of
our speech online have no business profiting from all the information
they gather without our consent." The rules do not require internet
providers to get clear permission before using private customer data
themselves.
Topics:Internet Privacy

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