President Donald Trump has signed legislation to eliminate FCC regulation that would have required ISPs to get their customers’ permission before selling their information to advertisers and others. Advocacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation suggests states could take up the cause to safeguard browsing histories and other customer data. Legal experts offer conflicting views about whether states can step in and regulate how ISPs treat their customers. New FCC chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican appointee, praised the president and the White House for invalidating one part of the bill.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/whats-next-consumer-privacy-after-dismantling-fcc-reg-a-9812