Experts weigh privacy against better internet in FCC proposal; FedScoop, 7/12/16

Jeremy Snow, FedScoop; Experts weigh privacy against better internet in FCC proposal:

"Tech experts struggled to find a compromise for the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to improve privacy rights for internet users during a contentious Senate committee meeting Tuesday.

Academics and tech advocates argued back and forth over the balance between digital privacy and broadband access during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation meeting, sparked by the controversial proposal, which could limit internet service providers' access to users' information but could also deal a blow to some consumers' internet quality, according to Matthew Polka, American Cable Association president and CEO...

“In the end, this proceeding isn’t about any particular company or practice,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement. “It’s about providing baseline protections for consumers.”"