cyber security

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gree

or disagree

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.100 word min ..

I believe Internet browser history and app usage should be considered “sensitive data” because of the pattern it

creates. According to Rayome (2017), Web browsing and app usage data

—

a small subset of what is available to

internet access providers like ISPs

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is highly sensitive information; your web browsing history is just as sensitive as

your library book reading records, but much more so as it applies to more and more of the information you

consume on a daily basis, to the extent more of what we do happens

through a fewer number of screens.

I don’t believe the FCC Privacy Policy should have been repealed because of the added layer of restrictions it

creates. For example, eliminating these restrictions would allow broadband providers to collect customers’

in

ternet browsing histories and other personal data and sell them to advertisers with little government oversight or

fear of enforcement. Furthermore, self

-

regulation and market competition may not sufficiently protect consumers

(Lohr, 2017).

In regards to t

he United States passing any privacy protection laws, it would be difficult due to the main service

providers potentially disagreeing with the laws. For example, main service providers like Apple, Google, Amazon,

and Facebook would potentially have to chan

ge their policies as a result.

Reference:

Lohr, S. (3 April, 2017). Trump Completes Repeal of Online Privacy Protections From Obama Era.

New York Times

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Retrieved from

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/technology/trump

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repeal

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online

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privacy

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protections.html

Rayome, A.D. (20 March, 2017). Why top ISPs don't think your web history or app usage is 'sensitive information.’

Techrepublic.

Retr

ieved from

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why

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top

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isps

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dont

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think

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your

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web

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history

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or

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app

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usage

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is

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sensit

ive

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information/

Agree or disagree….100 word min ..

I believe Internet browser history and app usage should be considered “sensitive data” because of the pattern it

creates. According to Rayome (2017), Web browsing and app usage data—a small subset of what is available to

internet access providers like ISPs—is highly sensitive information; your web browsing history is just as sensitive as

your library book reading records, but much more so as it applies to more and more of the information you

consume on a daily basis, to the extent more of what we do happens through a fewer number of screens.

I don’t believe the FCC Privacy Policy should have been repealed because of the added layer of restrictions it

creates. For example, eliminating these restrictions would allow broadband providers to collect customers’

internet browsing histories and other personal data and sell them to advertisers with little government oversight or

fear of enforcement. Furthermore, self-regulation and market competition may not sufficiently protect consumers

(Lohr, 2017).

In regards to the United States passing any privacy protection laws, it would be difficult due to the main service

providers potentially disagreeing with the laws. For example, main service providers like Apple, Google, Amazon,

and Facebook would potentially have to change their policies as a result.

Reference:

Lohr, S. (3 April, 2017). Trump Completes Repeal of Online Privacy Protections From Obama Era. New York Times.

Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/technology/trump-repeal-online-privacy-protections.html

Rayome, A.D. (20 March, 2017). Why top ISPs don't think your web history or app usage is 'sensitive information.’

Techrepublic. Retrieved from https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-top-isps-dont-think-your-web-history-

or-app-usage-is-sensitive-information/