{"id":5369,"date":"2017-06-20T06:44:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=5369"},"modified":"2020-07-29T10:56:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T10:56:00","slug":"california-broadband-internet-privacy-act-aims-protect-broadband-privacy-isps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/california-broadband-internet-privacy-act-aims-protect-broadband-privacy-isps\/","title":{"rendered":"The California Broadband Internet Privacy Act aims to protect your broadband privacy from ISPs"},"content":{"rendered":"

California Assemblymember Ed Chau has introduced a new internet privacy bill in California in direct response to the repeal of FCC internet privacy regulations, which were struck out several months ago with President Trump\u2019s signature<\/a> despite rampant public outcry<\/a>. The bill, A.B. 375, is titled the California Broadband Internet Privacy Act. As the Chair of the California Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, Assemblymember Chau felt obligated to bring internet privacy back to his state. He commented:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that a person should have some say about how their internet service provider can use, share or sell their personal information is not a controversial question for everyday consumers \u2013 it is common sense. California<\/span> is going to restore what Washington<\/span> stripped away.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

California isn\u2019t the first state to do this, and it certainly won\u2019t be the last. On the other side of the country, in New York<\/a>, there is a bipartisan push for an internet privacy law. Similarly, Massachusetts<\/a>,\u00a0Washington<\/a>, Nevada<\/a>, New Jersey<\/a>, and\u00a0Montana<\/a>\u00a0have taken internet privacy into their own hands as protections fell away at the federal level.<\/p>\n

California internet privacy bill, A.B. 375, introduced<\/h2>\n

The bill, A.B. 375, is gaining national attention as big name electronic civil liberties groups have thrown their weight behind the bill. Notably, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as well as the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Consumer Federation of California. San Francisco\u2019s mayor has even thrown his support behind this bill. Richard Holober, the executive director of the Consumer Federation of California voiced his support:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s based on a simple demand of the people: Ask me first before you use or share my personal information.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some of the key provisions in the bill include:<\/p>\n