Does the FCC go far enough?

An Associated Press article about new rules passed Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission that require internet service providers to ask customers’ permission to use or share much of their data quotes Mark Bartholomew, professor of law. “I think the new FCC rules are a step in the right direction,” he said. “But ultimately I think people will go ahead and let themselves be tracked. ...We routinely click and agree to get what we want online without thinking too much about being tracked.” The article appeared in news outlets around the world, including ABC News, New Zealand Herald, Montreal Gazette, Yahoo Singapore, CNBC, Houston Chronicle, Tampa Bay Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Washington Post and England’s Daily Mail.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/broadband-privacy-rules-approved-industry-pushback-43103507

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11737391

http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/broadband+privacy+rules+approved+despite+industry+pushback/12323798/story.html

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/broadband-privacy-rules-approved-despite-150334279.html

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/27/the-associated-press-online-privacy-may-be-boosted-by-new-fcc-data-rules.html

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/online-privacy-may-be-boosted-by-new-fcc-data-rules/2300341

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/broadband-privacy-rules-approved-despite-industry-pushback/2016/10/27/e6338af8-9c56-11e6-b552-b1f85e484086_story.html