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FCC Asked to Look the Other Way on Privacy

The Interactive Advertising Bureau requested that the Federal Communications Commission not regulate privacy matters related to the national broadband plan. They expressed concern that they could face multiple agency regulatory efforts to protect consumer privacy. They could make this argument to all federal regulatory agencies, resulting in an environment where no privacy protective efforts are involved with the roll out of national broadband.

FCC Urged To Steer Clear Of Online Privacy Issues
by Wendy Davis, Saturday, January 23, 2010, 3:50 PM