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Does anyone know if this works retroactively? Is every data-hungry company soon going to know all of our past browsing behavior?
by callinyouin 10y ago
Does anyone know if this works retroactively? Is every data-hungry company soon going to know all of our past browsing behavior?
- DrScump 10y agoIt's been legal to do so since 2015 and through next December at a minimum. That is the status the new administration inherited.
- skylark 10y agoMy understanding is that this repeals a law which was passed at the end of the Obama administration which never actually went into effect. If that's the case, it's already been happening - this bill just brought the issue front and center.
- disposition2 10y agoThe removed rule wasn't slated to go in to affect until 2018. Edit: The rule was intended to stop existing practices or prevent companies from doing this in the future.
- slang800 10y agoThe regulations that are being repealed were passed on October of 2016, so data-hungry companies already have whatever browsing history you gave them.