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Congress Kills Internet Privacy (2017) discussion


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Under Donald Trump, the Senate and House voted to dismantle an Obama-era rule preventing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from selling personal information and internet histories These protections -- which had not yet gone into effect -- were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in the final days of the Obama administration. 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. We discuss in detail what that means for internet users
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