The agency with new data protection rules: The FCC
The new FCC rules will require broad band and wireless providers to:
- offer 3 tiers of privacy protections: opt-in, opt-out, and inferred
- opt-in will be the standard for this information held by providers:
- sensitive personal data
- financial data
- location
- social security numbers
- health or medical information
- internet browsing or app history
- message content
- data belonging to minors.
- opt-out standard for non-sensitive data like email addresses
- providers also have to provide clear, conspicuous and persistent notice about information gathering