07/07/2017

ISP Privacy Battles Moves to the States

The issue gained steam following the repeal of existing privacy rules

With the recent repeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s internet privacy rules, several states are taking a stab at protecting customer data, resulting in new legislative battlefronts. If the federal government isn’t going to tighten up privacy rules for internet service providers, some states are ready to try.

According to a recent analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures, lawmakers in 21 states have introduced measures that would restrict the ways ISPs collect and use customers’ personal information. The bills began to emerge earlier this year after Congress repealed privacy rules implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the waning months of the Obama administration. Both the initial rulemaking and the repeal proved controversial.

State-level regulations reflect that controversy. Nevada and Minnesota have ISP privacy regulations set into law. But it’s the tech hotbed of California that seems to be driving much of the debate.

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