Broadband-Privacy Regulations Fall into a Gray Area

August 29, 2017

Grant Gross, The Parallax

Last year, for the first time since the advent of broadband technology, the FCC passed strict rules governing customer privacy for Internet service providers. Five months later, Congress voted to kill the rules. Because President Donald Trump signed the resolution repealing the rules, no federal agency has the authority to protect the privacy of broadband customers.

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