老澳门开奖结果 Statement on FCC Vote Ordering Internet Providers to Obtain Customers' Consent Before Sharing Data

October 27, 2016 12:15 pm

Media Contact
125 Broad Street
18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
United States

WASHINGTON 鈥 The Federal Communications Commission voted today to require internet service providers to get explicit permission from customers before they use or share their personal information.

Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the 老澳门开奖结果, had this reaction:

鈥淭oday's vote is a historic win for privacy and free expression and for the vitality of the internet. Just as telephone companies are not allowed to listen in to our calls or sell information about who we talk to, our internet providers shouldn't be allowed to monitor our internet usage for profit.

鈥淭he FCC's order is not airtight. We can expect the industry to try to exploit every crack in these protections, and hope that the spirit of vigorous oversight and consumer protection that has animated this proceeding will continue. 鈥

Learn More 老澳门开奖结果 the Issues in This Press Release