Florida State Senator Floats ISP Privacy Bill
A Democratic state senator in Florida introduced a broadband privacy bill that would counter congressional repeal of the FCC’s ISP privacy rules. Ahead of Florida’s legislative session opening Tuesday, state Sen. Jose Rodriquez introduced SB-1854, prohibiting ISPs from “using, disclosing,…
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selling, or permitting external access to certain customer information” with some exceptions unless providers get opt-in consent from customers. Vermont and Wisconsin Democrats also recently introduced broadband privacy bills (see 1712270026 and 1712280005), and other state legislatures that last year sought to pass bills are expected to try again this year. Rodriquez is “following the lead of other states” in “attempting to protect consumers,” he told us Monday. The bill must still be referred to a committee that will determine next procedural steps, he said.