For the people:
Commissioners from both the FTC and the FCC recently noted, there are two problems with that line of thought.
One: They had already given its on-the-record approval of the FCC's new rule.
Two: The FTC literally can't enforce privacy standards for ISPs so long as those companies are defined as Title II common carriers under the law -- which, thanks to our old friend net neutrality, they are.
For the people:
When the FCC voted last year to adopt the rule, then-FTC chair Edith Ramirez voiced her support for it, saying that the FCC's rule "will provide robust privacy protections, including protecting sensitive information such as consumers' social security numbers, precise geolocation data, and content of communications, and requiring reasonable data security practices."
On behalf of the Corporatists:
Acting FTC Chair Maureen Ohlhausen -- who had until now remained mum on the topic -- today applauded the stay in a joint statement with Pai.
"The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission are committed to protecting the online privacy of American consumers," said Pai and Ohlhausen."
On behalf of the Corporatists:
"That's why we disagreed with the FCC's unilateral decision in 2015 to strip the FTC of its authority over broadband providers' privacy and data security practices, removing an effective cop from the beat."
On behalf of the Corporatists:
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