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Don't have a moment to read your sources at the moment. But weren't the protections only put into place last year because they weren't needed until then? In o

Don't have a moment to read your sources at the moment. But weren't the protections only put into place last year because they weren't needed until then? In other words, they were under the jurisdiction of the FTC previously, so this particular legislation a moot point, because the FTC could just say "hey, you can't do that. case closed." Now because of the "common carrier exemption" I don't think that would hold up. This was useful in some quick tidbits about FTC + FCC relationship, previous responsibilities, and current. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/893473/151204plispeech1.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements... Funny enough, they talk about how the FCC handles data/privacy breaches, and how they came down really hard on a minor breach that affected a few cox subscribers, nothing with payment data or even any actual damages. This seemingly means that the FTC takes privacy seriously. But congress won't let them.

vancan1ty 10y ago
If legal opinion is now that the FTC does not have the ability to regulate internet privacy, it is not the fault of congress, it is the fault of the 9th circuit's ruling ruling last year [1], which has effect over its area of jurisdiction. Traditionally it is the FTC which regulates consumer privacy. The republican's position w.r.t. internet privacy is that regulating this is in the domain of the FTC, as has always been the case before [2][3][4]. Sources: [1] https://iapp.org/news/a/the-att-v-ftc-common-carrier-ruling-and-how-it-changes-common-carrier-regulation/ https://iapp.org/news/a/the-att-v-ftc-common-carrier-ruling-... [2] http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0328/DOC-344116A1.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017... [3] https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/protecting-consumer-privacy https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/protecting-c... [4] http://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/the-ftc-not-the-fcc-should-regulate-internet-privacy http://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/the-ftc...
- aljones 10y ago
  They rolled back the FCC's privacy rules. They did not restore the FTC's privacy rules. Best to pay attention to the things they do rather than the things they say.

vancan1ty 10y ago

If legal opinion is now that the FTC does not have the ability to regulate internet privacy, it is not the fault of congress, it is the fault of the 9th circuit's ruling ruling last year [1], which has effect over its area of jurisdiction. Traditionally it is the FTC which regulates consumer privacy. The republican's position w.r.t. internet privacy is that regulating this is in the domain of the FTC, as has always been the case before [2][3][4]. Sources: [1] https://iapp.org/news/a/the-att-v-ftc-common-carrier-ruling-and-how-it-changes-common-carrier-regulation/ https://iapp.org/news/a/the-att-v-ftc-common-carrier-ruling-... [2] http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0328/DOC-344116A1.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017... [3] https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/protecting-consumer-privacy https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/protecting-c... [4] http://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/the-ftc-not-the-fcc-should-regulate-internet-privacy http://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/the-ftc...

aljones 10y ago
They rolled back the FCC's privacy rules. They did not restore the FTC's privacy rules. Best to pay attention to the things they do rather than the things they say.