“The FCC privacy rules are just another example of burdensome rules that hurt more than they help,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). Republicans and broadband companies opposed the rules because they imposed tougher restrictions on high-speed Internet providers than on websites and social networks. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that the FCC’s privacy regulations make “the Internet an uneven playing field” and stifle innovation. Privacy rules are even more important as corporate data breeches have become more frequent, Democrats said. “The FCC rules were carefully designed to give broadband customers greater choice and security for their private data,” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2017 17:37 UTC