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Any clarity re: this comment[1], which seems to suggest that things are not as they seem? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13942989 https://news.ycombi

Any clarity re: this comment[1], which seems to suggest that things are not as they seem? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13942989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13942989 > In June 2015, the FCC reclassified the ISP's as common carriers. Tada, the FTC rules no longer apply. So the FCC regulated them with roughly the same set of rules. Now they've undone this.

DrScump 10y ago
The legislation, if enrolled into law, undoes the future privacy changes. The existing privacy exposure (since 2015) goes on until then regardless. Implementing this change via legislation also means that changes in these regulations require statute change (not purely by the whim of any President).