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Briefing
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- Official Blocked Rules – President Donald Trump signed bill repealing strong Internet privacy rules that would have obligated Internet service providers not to share customer information to advertisers and marketers without their permission on April 3, 2017
- Previous FCC Rules Criticism – Critics of FCC rules issued on October 2017 believe they were overreach of government authority, stifling innovation and favoring Internet content companies like Google and Facebook, who were not subject to same restrictions as ISPs
- U.S. Congress Repeal – U.S. House of Representatives repealed FCC regulations on March 28, 2017 and U.S. Senate on March 23, 2017
- Democrats and Privacy Advocates Stance – Object to repeal, saying Internet providers will be able to sell users’ data without their permission, prioritizing profit over privacy, and that Americans want to keep their information private
- Congressional Review Act – Republicans have used Congressional Review Act, law allowing U.S. Congress to review and overrule existing regulations, which also means FCC will not be allowed to adopt similar rules in future
- ISP Consumer Protection Plan – Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T said they will not sell individual customers’ internet browsing data to companies
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Information Technology, Telecommunications
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Organization
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AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp., U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Verizon
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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April 3, 2017
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