ISP Privacy Rules Would Undermine Broader Administration Agenda, CTIA Says
If the FCC approves stand-alone privacy rules for ISPs, it would undermine the administration’s broader privacy agenda, CTIA told the agency, reporting on meetings with aides to all regular commissioners. “The Obama Administration carefully highlighted the need for consistency in…
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its 2012 Privacy Blueprint and Consumer Bill of Rights,” CTIA said. “The U.S. government reinforced this stance in its EU Privacy Shield negotiations, maintaining that the FTC standard, in combination with law focusing on sensitive data where appropriate and robust enforcement, provides strong protection for consumers.” CTIA said the FCC should follow various state laws on breach notification rules. State laws allow a minimum of 30 days, the group said. “The breach notification rule should provide a reasonable time to send notices to allow for investigation of the breach and a determination of which customers were affected.” If notifications are sent too quickly, “consumers may get incomplete or inaccurate information, and companies may not have enough time to fix the breach or help law enforcement find the perpetrators,” said the filing posted Friday in docket 16-106.