So this is an article from Gizmodo which covers the FCC chairman Ajit Pai has opted to remove the deadline for ISPs to collect information on literally everything it's customers do online. That deadline was March 2nd. Pai argued that this rule was unfair to ISPs as it should also include content providers like Google and Facebook as well as Time Warner and Comcast. That said as a consumer you can't get away from your ISP where as if you don't want facebook or google to collect your information you can simply use some other website.
Personally I think that the FCC should leave the current rule in place, and if they really want to work on content providers they should start on that next rather than get rid of a rule that works for one instance only to come up with a more sweeping rule for the entirety of the internet. It would mean more security for their rules which would have to be discussed tackled individually rather than meaning getting rid of everything at once should one large rule get defeated in court. Furthermore it's hard for me to see how the same rule should apply for two different entities that provide vastly different services. To be clear though I think that this is the very reason for the new direction of the FCC, as it will most likely lead to less influence and more power to ISPs.
What do you guys think on this?
http://gizmodo.com/fcc-picks-worst-day-possible-to-block-rules-protecting-1792720994
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