2/12/2017 0 Comments Blog #3"These companies would have free rein and track our data..." New Rules Intended to Protect Your Online Privacy Are Already Under Threat
In our always-connected world of mass amount data, consumer privacy continues to be a topic that is talked about a lot in Washington and across the country. Internet users want/deserve to know that our sensitive and private information is safe and secure, regardless of which company, app, service, or public institution handles that information. The Obama Administration unveiled a “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” as part of a comprehensive plan to protect individual privacy rights and give users more control over how their information is handled. This initiative seeks to protect all Americans from having their information misused by giving users new legal and technical tools to safeguard their privacy. This plan will guide efforts to protect privacy and assure continued innovation in the Internet economy by providing flexible implementation mechanisms to ensure privacy rules keep up with ever-changing technologies. As a world leader in the Internet marketplace, the Administration believes the United States has a special responsibility to develop privacy practices that meet global standards and establish effective online consumer protection. This area of overwhelming feeling of knowing that your data is being monitored, internet users should have a right to know data is being collected, and where its being used. But with the new white house administration these rights that we currently have could be under fire...With Trump now in the white house and congressional republicans this leaves our privacy at risk. This is particularly concerning given the growing range of devices we connect on our bodies and in our homes to the internet. Recent research has shown that even when these devices are encrypted, it is relatively easy to infer our behavior inside our homes based on traffic patterns and data flow. Some argue that the FCC’s rules are unfair to internet service providers because platforms and websites are not under the same rules. The FTC is prepared to step in to stop unfair tracking. Every consumer visit billions of different destinations on the internet through a multitude of devices, and broadband providers potentially have access to all of the data, and for broadband providers to control the data speed, or where our data is stored and sold is not for them to choose. Consumer protection is very serious, and our livelihood should not be sold to the highest bidder. There is to much at stake for the consumer to have this data controlled by our internet providers. Sources 1 2 3 4
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