Republican senators moved Thursday to dismantle landmark internet privacy protections for consumers in the first decisive strike against telecommunications and technology regulations created during the Obama administration, and a harbinger of further deregulation.
The move means Verizon, Comcast or AT&T can continue tracking and sharing people’s browsing and app activity without permission, and it alarmed consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers. They warned that broadband providers have the widest look into Americans’ online habits, and that without the rules, the companies would have more power to collect data on people and sell sensitive information.
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When people talk about mainstream media, how many mention Facebook? In his recent New York Times article, columnist Farhad Manjoo points out that Facebook is now the world’s most influential source of news. Over a billion people check out its News Feed every day and that’s only the very tip of the iceberg! Think about all the online traffic these news items are generating.