Recent events involving the FBI and FCC read like a tale of two governments: one fighting doggedly to strip away the encryption protecting your phone’s privacy, and the other advancing rules to safeguard your online personal info.
It’s an appealing story in contrasts. Unfortunately, the privacy advocates heralding the FCC’s “strict new privacy rules” and its role as “privacy cop” have been too quick to celebrate. Ultimately, these changes will do little to defend consumers’ privacy from the increasingly ubiquitous surveillance of the digital age.
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