Friday, 21 February 2020

Forcing us to get consent before selling browser histories violates our free speech, US ISPs claim

Forcing us to get consent before selling browser histories violates our free speech, US ISPs claim

The US state of Maine is violating internet broadband providers' free speech by forcing them to ask for their customers’ permission to sell their browser history, according to a new lawsuit. The case was brought this month by four telco industry groups in response to a new state-level law aimed at providing Maine residents with privacy protections killed at the federal level by the FCC just days before they were due to take effect.
Read more: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/20/maine_isp_lawsuit/?source=Snapzu

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