A federal judge has approved a class-action settlement that requires Google to pay for collecting and storing location data from smartphone users who had attempted to keep that information private.
The bill seeks to close loopholes that have allowed law enforcement and intelligence agencies to purchase personal data from third-party brokers without a warrant.
“The [FCC] is protecting millions of hard-working families from bill shock that would force many to curtail or drop important broadband and wireless services,” said Free Press Senior Advisor S. Derek Turner.
During this meeting, Free Press voiced strong support for several forbearance decisions in the FCC’s Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet draft order.