Watching the North Dakota privacy hearing, and all these invocations of "Big Tech" and concern about using browsing history to target people seem to forget the aims of the #broadbandprivacy rules...

Sounds like a fun brief! @wendyndavis discussing @knightcolumbia #broadbandprivacy brief:

Amicus briefs in defense of the Maine #broadbandprivacy law are fun reads. @accessnow and @OTI throwing some serious shade on #VPN usage:

Telecom Trades v. Maine Broadband Privacy Law | Joseph Jerome Coalition of telecom trade associations have brought a complaint asking a federal court to declare Maine's #broadbandprivacy law unconstitutional.

So @ACAConnects, @CTIA, @NCTAitv, and @USTelecom decided to celebrate Valentine's Day by asking a federal court to declare Maine's #broadbandprivacy law unconstitutional:

Congressional Resolution Would Strip Internet Users of Privacy Protections Today, Senator Flake and 21 cosponsors introduced a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to strip internet users of critical privacy and security protections for the sensitive information they share with their internet service providers (ISPs). If passed, the measure would permanently reverse the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s broadband privacy rules, which give broadband […]

(5) I completely agree that state-by-state regulation is less than ideal, but in the case of #broadbandprivacy, we had a clear set of federal rules that ISPs fought to repeal without putting anything else in place. Are we shocked states responded?

So @TechFreedom's @IAtheTeapot has a Hill op-ed out attacking Maine's #broadbandprivacy effort. The privacy practices of ISPs seem to be a hill people will fight over for all time, but as always, I had some thoughts. Six actually:

Great overview of Maine’s “new” #broadbandprivacy law from @DLTsays, with a very relevant and important practice tip for @PrivacyPros:

Charter wants affirmative opt-in consent. No prechecked boxes. Sounds good...sounds like #broadbandprivacy rules.

#Broadbandprivacy will never die. (I mean, it did, but ISPs sorta opened Pandora’s box.)

Ha! @RepMcNerney is “wary” of the other side on privacy, calling out the #broadbandprivacy rollback. #AtlanticPrivacy

Proposed D.C. Regulation Would Stop Internet Providers From Selling Your Data Without Permission The rules would require a customer to give their “affirmative consent” before their cable or internet provider could collect or disclose any information on their viewing or web-browsing habits.

The potential for irony here is strong... #broadbandprivacy

Folks following the @caprivacyorg California Consumer Privacy Act effort -- so #AB375, which originally dealt with #broadbandprivacy, is the vehicle for the latest legislative effort:

Will Consumer Privacy Initiatives Slow the Internet Economy? California looks to grant its residents new "rights."

Sure sure. Critics argue California privacy measure "doesn't make necessary distinctions" unlike #broadbandprivacy measures. But I thought ISPs weren't "essentially like paid utilities"?

Comical mischaracterization by FCC's O'Reilly that #broadbandprivacy rules would have "upended consumer expectations and preferences, and created asymmetrical obligations on the companies that have the least amount of access to consumers’ online data."

Privacy Protections Won’t Make You More Vulnerable To Being Hacked Californians are very close to getting privacy protections for their web browsing history. But a dangerous new ad campaign is using misinformation to trick internet users into opposing a bill that would give them more control over their personal information. An anonymous advertiser is telling Californians that they will be more vulnerable to hacking or […]

Just last week, @CenDemTech dealt with opposition to #broadbandprivacy on grounds it would sic hackers onto kids! 2/

Any experts on Dormant Commerce Clause? @RoslynLayton argues #AB375 #broadbandprivacy bill violates Constitution:

Is it amusing or sad #AB375 #broadbandprivacy opponents resorting to astroturf ads of kids threatened by hackers?

Anyone else feel like ISPs are just playing shell games when it comes to #NetNeutrality and #broadbandprivacy?

The BROWSER Act is a problematic approach to #broadbandprivacy, writes @CenDemTech's @MichelleDeMooy:

So #Broadbandprivacy CRA removed "important clarifications" related to CPNI, which USTelecom wants FCC to revisit:

AT&T Will Charge Customers Extra To Protect Their Privacy AT&T is considering bringing back its plan to charge subscribers an additional fee to ensure their privacy is protected.

#Broadbandprivacy Online: AT&T To Charge Extra For Protections:

Will #AB375 #broadbandprivacy lead to state patchwork? @ConsumerFed: Sure, but ISPs have only themselves to blame.

Help us, California, #AB375 is our only hope for #broadbandprivacy!

.@CenDemTech has taken a stab at annotating Blackburn's BROWSER Act on #broadbandprivacy -- welcome feedback:

Starting to seem like #broadbandprivacy politics is a game of four-dimensional chess.

Seattle IT Broadband Privacy Directors Rule Q&A - Tech Talk Today, the City of Seattle issued Seattle IT rule 2017-01 requiring the City’s key internet service providers to obtain permission from their customers before selling web browsing history and personally identifiable information at a detailed or aggregate level. This rule reinstates a key consumer privacy protection eliminated by the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration […]

Hmm, so Seattle up and decided to make its own #broadbandprivacy rule:

Industry Plays Whack-a-Mole to Fight Slew of State Privacy Bills Digital marketers are playing a game of whack-a-mole to fight slew of state privacy bills in response to the demise of FCC privacy rules.

State #broadbandprivacy is a "a great irony" for industry:

Asked about privacy changes, GOP rep says internet usage is optional "You know, nobody's got to use the internet," a Republican congressman said when asked about his party rolling back online privacy safeguards.

"You know, nobody’s got to use the internet..." #Broadbandprivacy

Cable company reps are visiting my apartment building next week. Tempted to go an ask them about #broadbandprivacy...

Congressman who supported repeal on privacy protections says he’s willing to release his browsing history | CNN Politics Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, who voted to repeal Internet privacy protections put in place by the Federal Communications Commission during the Obama administration, said he would willing to turn over his browsing history.

So @RepKevinCramer, when will you be releasing your browser history? Sure Soros is interested... #Broadbandprivacy