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Future Shock? Uncertainty over Long-Term Effects of the FCC Privacy Rules Repeal

<b><i>The Repeal May Open Up ISPs to Future Legal Challenges on How and When They Can Sell Their Customer's Private Data</b></i><p>While the recent repeal of the Federal Communications Commissions' (FCC) broadband privacy rules have caused an uproar over what many may see as lagging federal data privacy protections, it does little to change how broadband ISPs handle their users' data.

12 minute read May 02, 2017 at 12:02 AM
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Rhys Dipshan
Future Shock? Uncertainty over Long-Term Effects of the FCC Privacy Rules Repeal

While the recent repeal of the Federal Communications Commissions' (FCC) broadband privacy rules have caused an uproar over what many may see as lagging federal data privacy protections, it does little to change how broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) handle their users' data.

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