Congressman Doyle Applauds FCC Internet Privacy Proposal

Mar 11, 2016 Issues: Telecommunications and the Internet
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA-14) issued the following statement today in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal for Internet privacy rules. 
 
“The FCC already limits what your phone company can do with information about your phone calls – and most Americans wouldn’t have it any other way. They want their phone calls to be private – and rightly so. Who they call, when they call, and where they call from is nobody’s business but their own. I don’t know why we shouldn’t have similar rules to protect the privacy of Americans’ Internet activities . The Internet sites you visit, when you visit them, and what you do on them is none of your Internet Service Provider’s business. If they want to share or sell that data with other companies, they should have to get your permission first. Consequently, I support the FCC Chairman’s proposal to protect consumers’ Internet privacy.”
 
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