I'd bet some folks can do it withOUT a 'law'!
No jail.
Republicans were also spying, they are NeverTrump.
As a slap to citizens, Republicans just passed the law to spy on your browsing history. That is tapping your phone calls.
I'd bet some folks can do it withOUT a 'law'!
No they removed the oversight of the FCC which was added last year and returned it to the purview of the FTC. The rest is media spin.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/03/joint-statement-acting-ftc-chairman-maureen-k-ohlhausen-fcc
http://fortune.com/2017/03/29/privacy-advocates-decry-repeal-internet-privacy/
“For the pro-business think tank the Competitive Enterprise Institute, however, the vote marked an important removal of unneeded regulations.
“Not every hypothetical scenario involving unseemly corporate conduct justifies a federal regulatory response,” research fellow Ryan Radia said in a statement. “We know that firms generally must compete to attract and retain customers, and the same holds true in the market for Internet service, despite increasing regulatory barriers.”
The leading trade group for major telecommunications companies, US Telecom, said consumers could look to the Federal Trade Commission for privacy protection.
Congressional action to block the FCC rules “would simply maintain the status quo on privacy protections by removing the misguided rules adopted last year,” Jonathan Spalter, the group’s CEO, said in a statement. “We continue to support the FTC privacy framework and look forward to working on a more uniform air-tight approach to privacy that doesn’t advance a balkanized regulatory structure.”