welp Trumps Cronies are at it again repealing more obama era laws this time it hits home on the net
now this doesn't deal with the DMCA it deals with US ISP's selling personal information with out the user's consent
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Senate lawmakers voted Thursday to repeal a historic set of rules aimed at protecting consumers' online data from their own Internet providers, in a move that could make it easier for broadband companies to sell and share their customers' usage information for advertising purposes.
The rules, which prohibit providers from abusing the data they gather on their customers as they browse the Web on cellphones and computers, were approved last year over objections from Republicans who argued the regulations went too far.
U.S. senators voted 50 to 48 to approve a joint resolution from Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules from going into effect. The resolution also would bar the FCC from ever enacting similar consumer protections. It now heads to the House."
That being said the US's future looks bleaker by the week I can only imagine if they strenthing the DMCA to remove the $250,000 fine cap for piracy and more jail time
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/senate-republicans-are-preparing-to-kill-internet-privacy
edit my mistake it only passed the house but with republicans controlling both house and senate i doubt it'll be blocked
now this doesn't deal with the DMCA it deals with US ISP's selling personal information with out the user's consent
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Senate lawmakers voted Thursday to repeal a historic set of rules aimed at protecting consumers' online data from their own Internet providers, in a move that could make it easier for broadband companies to sell and share their customers' usage information for advertising purposes.
The rules, which prohibit providers from abusing the data they gather on their customers as they browse the Web on cellphones and computers, were approved last year over objections from Republicans who argued the regulations went too far.
U.S. senators voted 50 to 48 to approve a joint resolution from Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules from going into effect. The resolution also would bar the FCC from ever enacting similar consumer protections. It now heads to the House."
That being said the US's future looks bleaker by the week I can only imagine if they strenthing the DMCA to remove the $250,000 fine cap for piracy and more jail time
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/senate-republicans-are-preparing-to-kill-internet-privacy
edit my mistake it only passed the house but with republicans controlling both house and senate i doubt it'll be blocked
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