Trump poised to sign away privacy protections for internet users
by Olivia Solon in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#2HD5P)
President to approve law killing rules meant to prevent internet service providers from selling consumers' web browsing and app storage histories to advertisers
President Donald Trump was expected to sign legislation on Wednesday allowing internet service providers to sell the browsing habits of their customers.
The move, which critics charge will "fundamentally undermine" consumer privacy, overturns an Obama-era rule issued last October that was designed to give consumers greater control over how internet service providers (ISPs) could share their information.
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