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You have one day to stop Congress from giving away your web browsing history
Last week, on a party-line vote, the Senate voted to repeal the Federal Communications Commission’s 2016 broadband privacy rules giving consumers the power to choose how their ISPs use and share their personal data. Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote, and if the House also votes to repeal the rules, the bill will go to President Trump, who is expected to sign it. The consequences of repeal are simple: ISPs like Comcast, AT&T, and Charter will be free to sell your personal information to the highest bidder without your permission — and no one will be able to protect you.
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After my senator voted in favor and the other one didn't vote at all, I'm not holding my breath, we get ignored by those people all the time and nobody cares, how will this time be any different, another vote for big business and against the people they represent, nothing new.