The US Congress decided to repeal an Internet privacy regulation passed under the Obama administration. For many, this is unsettling news.
Trump has already initialed the controversial repeal, which allows Internet providers to store and sell users’ browsing histories. The previous regulation, however, required these companies to obtain permission from their users before collecting such data and selling it to advertisers or third parties.
The measure benefits telecom giants like Verizon, Comcast, and AT&T, who want to squeeze all the profit they can out of that data to customize ads directed at their customers.
