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FCC Adopts New Privacy Rule, Limits What ISPs Can Do With Your Data
by Kate Cox, The Consumerist
“Consumers should not have to be network engineers to understand who is collecting their data, and they should not have to be lawyers to understand if their information is protected. So it is incumbent upon every policy-maker with privacy authority to think about how to make our policies more simple and more consistent,” wrote Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. Read More ›
AT&T Stops Charging Broadband Users Extra For Privacy
by Karl Bode, TechDirt
While AT&T claims it’s just concerned about “simplicity,” the real reason is because the FCC is considering some basic privacy protections for broadband users, who often can’t vote against bad behavior with their wallet thanks to the lack of competition in the broadband space. Read More ›