FCC suspends privacy rules on Internet Service Providers before they came into effect. FCC chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican and ex-Verizon lawyer, wants all online entities to be treated the same way. FCC will likely pass a new set of standards in the way the FTC regulates websites. The broadband industry applauded the move, calling it “a welcome recognition that consumers benefit most when privacy protections are consistently applied throughout the Internet ecosystem” Privacy advocates are not at all happy with the FCC’s action, arguing that suspending the privacy rules favor the Internet providers like Comcast and Verizon.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/03/fcc-ajit-pai-net-neutrality.html