“The bill would prevent flagrant abuses of our privacy by government authorities in league with unscrupulous third-party data brokers,” said Free Press Action’s Jenna Ruddock.
Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have used Section 702 to unlawfully spy on people in the United States, including protesters and sitting members of Congress.
Some academics and advocates have suggested that the proposed rules are weaker than the Obama-era ones that the Trump FCC ditched. This is a false alarm.
During this meeting, Free Press staff reiterated that Title II classification would give the
agency proper oversight over broadband internet-access providers.