On April 4, 2017, President Trump signed legislation repealing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) privacy protections adopted in October 2016. The regulations, set to go into effect later this year, would have required internet service providers (ISPs) to adopt stricter consumer privacy protections than websites like Google and Facebook. Among other things, the regulations would

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Today, acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai issued a joint statement on the FCC’s issuance of a temporary stay of a data security regulation for broadband providers scheduled to take effect on March 2.  In their statement, they advocate for a “comprehensive and consistent framework”, so that Americans do not