In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen defend this week's rollback of the FCC's broadband privacy rules. "Let's set the record straight: First, despite hyperventilating headlines, Internet service providers have never planned to sell your individual browsing history to third parties," they write. Second, they argue, Congress' use of the Congressional Review Act "simply cleared the way for us to work together to reinstate a rational and effective system for protecting consumer privacy." Yet, public outcry for the rollback continues. A number of advocacy groups warn the rollback will become an election issue in 2018. Pai and Ohlhausen, however, contend that "the Obama administration fractured our nation's online privacy law, and it is our job to fix it." Editor's Note: Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, reported Tuesday on the FCC rollback for The Privacy Advisor. (Registration may be required to access this story.) 
Full Story