Res. No. 165
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Resolution condemning the repeal of Federal Communications Commission regulations requiring Internet Service Providers to obtain consumer consent before using or sharing sensitive consumer information and calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign A.7191-B/S.5603-B, which would require all Internet Service Providers offering services to New York State customers to keep all customer information confidential unless written consent is provided by the customer
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By Council Member Koo
Whereas, On October 27, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules that required broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to protect the privacy of their customers (the FCC's rules); and
Whereas, The FCC's rules would have required ISPs to obtain permission from their customers before sharing private information, such as app usage, location data and browsing history; and
Whereas, The FCC's rules also would have required ISPs to provide customers with detailed notice about the information they were collecting, the entities with whom it was being shared, and the way it was being used; and
Whereas, Most importantly, the FCC's rules would have given customers the option to change their privacy preferences; and
Whereas, Prior to these rules taking effect, on March 23, 2017, the United States Senate, and on March 28, 2017, the United States House of Representatives, voted on and passed S. J. Res. 34, a resolution sponsored by Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, disapproving the FCC's rules; and
Whereas, On April 3, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed S. J. Res. 34, now known as Public Law No. 115-22, repealing the FCC's rules; and
Whereas, The FCC rules were repealed under the Congressional Review Act which prohibits the FCC from restoring rules once they are repealed under the terms of the Act; and
Whereas, As a result of the repeal of the FCC's rules, ISPs may sell c...
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