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Re:The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Inter... by breatheoften on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:21PM (#13982167)
The FTC previously proposed essentially this same rule and was shot down by the courts as not having authority.
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Re:The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Inter... by alphapapa on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @09:53PM (#13982644)
That's interesting. But wouldn't it be better to pass a law to do this, rather than relying an executive agency's regulations, which may change at their will and be interpreted as they please each time the government changes hands?
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Re:The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Inter... by eli_gottlieb on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @10:02PM (#13982693)
It would be lovely for Congress to pass a statute ensuring data-privacy. Pity they just voted the other way around on party lines.
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Re:The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Inter... by kobeya on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:34AM (#13983713)
... did you read the thread you are replying to?
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Re:The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Inter... by thejohnhenry on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:52PM (#13982330)
Do you have a link or further information on this?
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Re:The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Inter... by pseudalopex on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:54PM (#13982337)
The Ninth Circuit ruled that the FTC had no authority to regulate common carriers: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/08/29/1...
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