United States Congress May Overturn Internet Privacy Rules Adopted By Obama,s Administration

United States Congress May Overturn Internet Privacy Rules Adopted By Obama,s Administration

USA : Republicans in the UNITED STATES Congress are moving to repeal regulations adopted by the Obama administration in Oct that he would undergo ISPs to a stricter monitor of website to protect private customer datas.

Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona introduced a resolution on Tuesday supported by 34 other senators to cancel regulations under a provision that allows the Congress to repeal federal rules recently approved.

Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, who chairs a House panel on telecommunications, has introduced a companion measure on Wednesday. Republicans control both houses of Congress.

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission United States temporarily blocked from some of the rules came into force, a win for Internet providers like AT & T Inc <TN>, Comcast Corp <CMCSA.O> and Verizon Communications Inc <VZ. N>. Consumer groups have opposed the FCC move.

According to the rules, which were scheduled to go into effect last Thursday, Internet service providers should get consumer consent before using exact geo-location, financial information, health information, children's information and browsing history on the Web for advertising and internal marketing.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, appointed by Republican President Donald Trump on Tuesday to serve a new five-year term, told a Senate panel on Wednesday that consumers would have privacy, even without the Obama administration rules.

Republican commissioners, including Pai said that in October the rules unfairly damage sites like Facebook Inc <FB.O>, Twitter Inc <TWTR.N> or Google Drive Alphabet Inc <GOOGL.O> the ability to collect more data services and digital supply dominate advertising.

The American Civil Liberties Union has criticized the proposed Flake to cancel the rules.

"With this move, the Congress is essentially allowing companies such as Comcast, AT & T and Verizon to sell private information of consumers to the highest bidder," said ACLU General Counsel Neema Singh Guliani.