However, under Chairman Ajit Pai the following year, the FCC blocked these new rules from going into effect, leaving it up to the FTC to determine how to regulate ISPs and their behavior as it pertains to data privacy. The US's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an inquiry into the consumer data handling of internet service providers (ISPs). Companies such as AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have been asked to provide non-public information on their private practices in a significant push towards regulating customer data collection and data sharing. In its latest report, released today, the FTC said that it is investigating whether AT&T violated federal law by collecting personal information about customers without consent. The investigation will focus on the types of data being collected, who it is shared with and whether it contains identifiable information.
The US's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an inquiry into the consumer data handling of internet service providers (ISPs). Companies such as AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have been asked to provide non-public information on their private practices in a significant push towards regulating customer data collection and data sharing. In its latest report, released today, the FTC said that it is investigating whether AT&T violated federal law by collecting personal information about customers without consent. The investigation will focus on the types of data being collected, who it is shared with and whether it contains identifiable information.