IT staff, organization leaders, and the average citizen have all expressed levels of concern over the FCC about-face in regard to ISP privacy. Here’s what the security experts say.
Concerns About Profit Over Privacy
"The fact that the U.S. Congress voted to repeal these internet regulations and the President moved forward with signing the resolution into law is extremely concerning. Even more concerning is that by lobbying for this change, internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies have demonstrated that they put profit over their customers’ wellbeing and security. Legislation like this changes consumers from ISP customers into ISP products. The amount of vast personal data ISPs and other companies will be able to collect will create a huge honey pot for any adversary wishing to obtain information on innocent Americans."
Jacob Ginsberg, Senior Director with Echoworx