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The future of online privacy is now in President Trump's hands
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to repeal Internet privacy protections that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in the final days of the Obama administration.
The Senate voted along party lines to undo the rules last week. The resolution now goes to Trump's desk. The White House said Tuesday it "strongly supports" the repeal.
The rules, which had not yet gone into effect, would have required Internet service providers to get your permission before collecting and sharing your data. The providers have data on your web browsing history, app usage and geo-location.
Providers would also have been required to notify customers about the types of information collected and shared.
[video]http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/28/technology/house-internet-privacy-repeal/index.html[/video]
Can anyone explain to me why this is a good thing? And why would the GOP want to repeal this instead of making more stringent privacy rules?
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to repeal Internet privacy protections that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in the final days of the Obama administration.
The Senate voted along party lines to undo the rules last week. The resolution now goes to Trump's desk. The White House said Tuesday it "strongly supports" the repeal.
The rules, which had not yet gone into effect, would have required Internet service providers to get your permission before collecting and sharing your data. The providers have data on your web browsing history, app usage and geo-location.
Providers would also have been required to notify customers about the types of information collected and shared.
[video]http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/28/technology/house-internet-privacy-repeal/index.html[/video]
Can anyone explain to me why this is a good thing? And why would the GOP want to repeal this instead of making more stringent privacy rules?
