{"id":10811,"date":"2019-03-26T11:12:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T18:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=10811"},"modified":"2021-07-23T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:49:28","slug":"ftc-votes-5-0-to-examine-privacy-practices-of-internet-service-providers-and-mobile-broadband-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/ftc-votes-5-0-to-examine-privacy-practices-of-internet-service-providers-and-mobile-broadband-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC votes 5-0 to examine privacy practices of internet service providers and mobile broadband providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued seven letters to internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile broadband providers in the United States demanding a special report regarding their privacy practices. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2019\/03\/ftc-seeks-examine-privacy-practices-broadband-providers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FTC resolution<\/a> was formally called the \u201cResolution Directing Use of Compulsory Process to Collect Information Regarding ISP Privacy\u201d and was issued under the FTC\u2019s stated powers from Section 6(b) of the FTC Act. The ISPs and mobile data providers that have been served with this request are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AT&amp;T Inc.<\/li>\n<li>AT&amp;T Mobility LLC<\/li>\n<li>Comcast Cable Communications (Xfinity)<\/li>\n<li>Google Fiber Inc.<\/li>\n<li>T-Mobile US Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Verizon Communications Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Cellco Partnership (Verizon Wireless)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The broadband providers have 45 days to turn in their special privacy report.<\/p>\n<h2>FTC orders data providers to report on their privacy practices<\/h2>\n<p>The special report will need to include a host of information that will allow the FTC to properly judge whether these ISPs are protecting their customers\u2019 rights to the extent required by law. The providers will need to report what kinds of personally identifiable information is stored, whether\/how it is deanonymized and stored, what third parties get to access it and under what circumstances, and how a consumer can request for said data to be deleted. The FTC is also looking for existing deceptive practices that negatively impact consumer privacy.<\/p>\n<h2>The FTC is likely to find privacy violations<\/h2>\n<p>Specifically, one of the important questions that the ISPs will need to answer is this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Irrespective of whether on a trial or test basis, regional level, or national level, has the Company ever offered different levels of service, quality of service, rates, pricing, rewards, or other incentives for consumers who opt-in to the collection of information about themselves, their Devices, their communications, their viewing history, or their online activities?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We already know that many ISPs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/not-just-online-privacy-verizon-also-wants-fcc-ban-states-protecting-net-neutrality\/\">Verizon<\/a> have taken similar privacy damaging actions in the past \u2013 essentially monetizing the user\u2019s privacy and allowing it, if not outright encouraging it, to be sold. The FTC has stated that they are specifically investigating \u201cwhether the companies have denied or degraded service to consumers who decline to opt-in to data collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/your-cell-phone-carrier-is-selling-your-real-time-location-data-to-third-parties\/\">third parties<\/a> could get personally identifiable information about consumers, such as real-time location, from these providers, is likely also a catalyst for this inquiry. FTC Chairman Joseph Simons reminded consumers and data providers in his announcement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUnder current law, the FTC has the ability to enforce against unfair and deceptive practices involving Internet service providers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued seven letters to internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile broadband providers in the United States demanding a special report regarding their privacy practices. 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