It's Begun: Cable Companies Are Pushing to Repeal Obama-Era Internet Privacy Rules

January 4, 2017

Brian Fung, Washington Post

Some of America's biggest cable companies are asking the government to roll back a landmark set of privacy regulations it approved last fall — kicking off an effort by the industry and its allies to dismantle key internet policies of the Obama years.

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Surprise! The Latest 'Comprehensive' U.S. Privacy Bill Is Doomed