Thursday’s ruling by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could also have implications for online privacy. The New York Times reports that FCC’s order “includes provisions to protect consumer privacy.” According to the Los Angeles Times, the ruling could be a “game-changer” because it would require ISPs to obtain consent prior to monitoring and sharing of personal information. The Electronic Privacy Information Center’s Marc Rotenberg said, “Potentially, this could apply to every web request you make … If the same safeguards that now apply to phone services are applied to broadband, this could have major implications for Internet service providers.” It could be days before the details of the order are made public.
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