Wisconsin State Lawmakers Reveal ISP Privacy Bill
Democratic Wisconsin Assembly members introduced ISP privacy legislation that would counter this year’s congressional repeal of the FCC privacy rules for ISPs. AB-788 would prohibit broadband internet access service providers from “using, disclosing, or permitting access to a customer's proprietary…
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information” without consent. The bill would require opt-in consent for sensitive information and opt-out consent for nonsensitive data. Wisconsin’s 2018 session starts Jan. 16. Vermont Senate Democrats introduced an ISP privacy bill earlier this week (see 1712270026) and Democratic lawmakers in several states also plan bills in 2018 to protect net neutrality in response to the FCC vote to rescind Title II protections (see 1712210034).