Privacy advocates are vowing to fight a potential rollback of the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband privacy rules after the Senate voted Thursday 50-48 to pass a joint resolution dismantling protections.
“With today’s vote, Senate Republicans have just made it easier for American’s sensitive information about their health, finances and families to be used, shared, and sold to the highest bidder without their permission,” said Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
