Rep. Blackburn Introduced a New Internet Privacy Bill

Last week, Rep. Marsha Blackburn introduced a bill that would create an equal set of privacy regulations for Internet service providers and edge providers, like Google and Facebook. The bill is called the "Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘BROWSER Act of 2017." The proposed legislation would require Internet service providers and edge providers to receive opt-in approval for the use of consumers' sensitive information and opt-out approval for the use of consumers' non-sensitive information.