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The FCC Graciously Sets Internet Providers Free to Sell Your Data

March 2, 2017

Via: Wired

Comcast, Verizon, and other internet service providers got the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission today to sell your personal information without your permission. At least for now.

Last October the agency passed a set of rules that would have required internet providers to take steps to protect your private data from hackers, notify you if someone hacked your data, and require your explicit permission before selling your data. The FCC suspended those rules before they took effect.

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